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June 19, 1934

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Gérard Latortue

1934GĂ©rard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2023)[†]

Gérard Latortue was a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as foreign minister of Haiti during the short-lived 1988 administration of Leslie Manigat.

Historical Events

Communications Act of 1934

1934The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[†]

The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC.