Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Executive Order 10450
Directory
References
Discover
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

Executive Order 10450

United States [1953]

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Lavender Scare

  • In Lavender Scare: The Wherry-Hill and Hoey committees

    Dwight Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450, which officially banned gay men and lesbians, among others, from federal employment. An estimated 5,000 to tens of thousands of gay people lost their jobs, either because they were fired or resigned. Many had difficulty in gaining employment elsewhere and even faced…

    Read More