THIS DAY @ LAW

President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II

On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps by the US government during World War II.
Learn more about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which also included a formal apology by Congress for what it called a "grave injustice."