April 21, 1954
A U. S. Senate committee held hearings in New York City on the alleged dangers of comic books, part of a nationwide panic over comics contributing to juvenile delinquency. The Comics Code Authority, an exercise in self-censorship by the major publishers,was adopted in October.
April 21, 1966
Three years before the Stonewall Inn Riots, which spurred the growth of a national lesbian and gay rights movement, the gay rights a “Sip In” held at the Julius Bar in New York City, organized by the Mattachine Society. The New York Times headline for the story the next day read, “3 Deviates Invite Exclusion by Bars.”
