Democratic (socialist/fascist) President Truman signs the National Security Act of 1949, renaming the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense (foreign military aggression). The act also removes Cabinet-level status for the Departments of the Army, Air Force and Navy, and makes them sub-departments of the DOD.
[restored 8/29/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clauses 11 through 14]
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 371.
Current U.s. National Debt:
