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October 17 – The American stunt performer Evel Knievel was born in Butte, Montana. October 24 – The minimum wage is established by law in the U.S. October 30 – Orson Welles 's radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds (with script by Howard Koch ) is broadcast, causing panic in various parts of the United States.
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1938 American novels (42 P) P. 1938 in American politics (3 C, 2 P) S. 1938 in American sports (16 C, 7 P) T. 1938 in American television (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category ...
That's led to an American political reappraisal of the 1953 CIA action in Iran. Then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright acknowledged the U.S.' "significant role" in the coup in 2000.
In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh became Iran's prime minister, and his democratic and nationalist government took control of the Iranian parliament. The parliament voted to nationalize Iran's oil industry, leading the U.K. to "secret[ly] campaign to weaken and destabilize Mosaddegh". The Shah was influenced by the U.K. to attempt to oust Mosaddegh ...
The President announced by radio that the government was taking over the properties of the 17 British and American oil companies, representing investments of $400,000,000.