79th United States Congress
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The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It
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President Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act on August 1, 1946.
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
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The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada. Mos
79th United States Congress
…July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, Pub. L. 79–489 August 1, 1946: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946, ch. 724, Pub. L. 79–585, 60 Stat. 755 August 2, 1946: Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, Pub. L. 79–601, including Title III: Federal Regulation…
The first five Atomic Energy Commissioners. Left to right: Robert Bacher, David E. Lilienthal, Sumner Pike, William W. Waymack and Lewis L. Strauss