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Auschwitz liberation marked by world leaders

January 27, 2005 08:53:00 AM

World leaders and Holocaust survivors gathered in Poland Thursday to mark the 60 year anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp . The heads of state of both Israel and Germany will join those of...

January 27, 2005 08:28:00 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is hearing arguments today in the legal fight over access to Vice President Dick Cheney's records from his 2001 energy task force . The...

January 20, 2005 06:30:00 AM

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Jan. 20.The 55th Presidential Inaugural Ceremony will be held today, beginning at 11:30 AM ET as Vice President Dick Cheney takes...

January 6, 2005 01:34:00 PM

Following up on a report this morning in JURIST's Paper Chase, Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate have halted Congress' formal certification of the electoral college results and have forced a two-hour debate on problems encountered in the...

November 13, 2004 02:41:00 PM

US Vice-President Dick Cheney was taken to George Washington University Hospital Saturday afternoon after complaining of shortness of breath. The Vice-President has a history of heart troubles, including four heart attacks and a quadruple bypass surgery. Some individuals have...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States.

Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.