American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) — Founded Date: Jan 1920
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Our claim
entire record- Subject
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Property
- Founded Date
- Value
- Jan 1920
- Notes
- Founded January 19, 1920. aclu.org/about confirms founding context but not specific date.
Source evidence
2 src · 3 checksNoteThe source directly confirms the founding date of the ACLU as January 19, 1920 (1920-01-19). The Wikipedia article provides this date in both the infobox (with the exact ISO format matching the claim) and in the body text under the 'Origins' section. The date is unambiguous and matches the claim precisely.
NoteThe source text explicitly states in the infobox that the ACLU's formation date was 'January 19, 1920' with the ISO format date '1920-01-19' provided. This directly and precisely matches the claimed founding date of 1920-01-19.
NoteThe source text confirms the ACLU was founded in January 1920 and provides the context of the Palmer Raids occurring in 'November 1919 and January 1920.' However, the source does not specify the exact date of January 19, 1920. The additional context provided states 'Founded January 19, 1920,' but this is not explicitly stated in the source text excerpt itself. The month and year are confirmed, but the specific day is not verified by the source material provided.