Pitchers, Decanters & Carafes. Make the refreshment table the least of your worries while entertaining with the proper beverage dispensers. Perfect for any occasion, glass or plastic carafes are a great way to serve chilled juices, punch and water. For more formal affairs, freestanding beverage dispensers with spigots or spouts serve everything from iced tea to lemonade or ice water with ease.
Creation. The Dept. of Defense was created by the National Security Act of 1947 by combining the Depts. of War and Navy and was called the National Military Establishment; it became the Dept. of Defense when the act was amended (1949).James V. Forrestal pioneered in this reorganization.he Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Forceâmade cabinet members by the act of 1947âwere subordinated (1949) to give the Secretary of Defense full cabinet authority over the department.
The department was established on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. August 10, 1965 â The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs. 2  September 1965 â HUD is created as a cabinet-level agency by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. 3  April 1968 â The Fair Housing Act.