American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) — Founded Date: Jan 1920
The source text explicitly confirms the founding date of January 19, 1920 in multiple places: (1) in the infobox showing 'Formation January 19, 1920; 106 years ago (1920-01-19)', (2) in the main text stating 'on January 19, 1920, the CLB directors formed an organization under a new name, the American Civil Liberties Union', and (3) in the opening paragraph stating 'The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920.' The specific date format 1920-01-19 matches exactly with the claim.
Our claim
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- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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- Founded Date
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- Jan 1920
- Notes
- Founded January 19, 1920. aclu.org/about confirms founding context but not specific date.
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2 src · 3 checksNoteThe source text explicitly confirms the founding date of January 19, 1920 in multiple places: (1) in the infobox showing 'Formation January 19, 1920; 106 years ago (1920-01-19)', (2) in the main text stating 'on January 19, 1920, the CLB directors formed an organization under a new name, the American Civil Liberties Union', and (3) in the opening paragraph stating 'The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit civil rights organization founded in 1920.' The specific date format 1920-01-19 matches exactly with the claim.
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.