Dakota Datebook: Carter Amnesty and Asteroid North Dakota

Carter Amnesty

Jan. 22, 2019— The Fargo Forum reported that President Jimmy Carter issued an amnesty to Vietnam War draft evaders on this date in 1977. The amnesty came a day earlier, as one of President Carter’s first acts in office. The move also fulfilled one of the President’s most popular campaign promises.

The amnesty granted a complete pardon to all Vietnam-era evaders who were not...