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News Srebrenica survivors mark 10th anniversary of killings; suspects still at large
Srebrenica survivors mark 10th anniversary of killings; suspects still at large
David Shucosky
July 11, 2005 09:25:00 am

Relatives and survivors of the Srebrenica massacre mourned as more than six hundred coffins containing newly-identified remains recovered from mass graves were interred in the town cemetary Monday, the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the 1995...

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News Israeli cabinet approves plans for Jerusalem section of security fence
Israeli cabinet approves plans for Jerusalem section of security fence
David Shucosky
July 11, 2005 09:08:00 am

The Israeli cabinet Sunday approved plans for enclosing Jerusalem by part of the security fence designed to keep out suicide bombers and prevent other terrorist attacks on Israel's civilian population. Palestinians in four Jerusalem neighborhoods that include...

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News UK expected to rush new anti-terror measures into law after bombings
UK expected to rush new anti-terror measures into law after bombings
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 12:56:00 pm

Ministers are expected to rush into law new measures to arrest and detain terrorism suspects in the UK after Thursday's bombings in London , according to British press reports Friday. A draft counter-terrorism bill ...

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News Close vote expected in Luxembourg EU constitution referendum Sunday
Close vote expected in Luxembourg EU constitution referendum Sunday
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 12:03:00 pm

Despite earlier indications that it would be approved , observers now aren't sure which way Luxembourg will vote on the EU Constitution in this Sunday's national referendum . Other countries have...

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News No deportation of  Rwanda war crimes suspect from Canada unless death penalty waived
No deportation of Rwanda war crimes suspect from Canada unless death penalty waived
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 10:05:00 am

Despite a Supreme Court of Canada order that Rwandan Leon Mugesera should be deported amidst accusations of inciting genocide in his home country, Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Friday...

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News Army Surgeon General reports no systemic medical abuse of detainees
Army Surgeon General reports no systemic medical abuse of detainees
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 09:50:00 am

Following up on previous Pentagon denials of abuse , US Army Surgeon General Lieutenant General Kevin C. Kiley, M.D. Thursday presented a "comprehensive assessment" of actions and procedures by medical personnel at Guantanamo ...

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News IAEA members vote to toughen treaty standards for protection of nuke materials
IAEA members vote to toughen treaty standards for protection of nuke materials
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 09:37:00 am

Eighty-nine member nations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) voted Friday to adopt recommended changes to toughen standards of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material at a special...

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News German youth gets 21-month suspended sentence for Sasser computer worm
German youth gets 21-month suspended sentence for Sasser computer worm
David Shucosky
July 8, 2005 09:19:00 am

Sven Jaschan, a 19-year-old German, was given a 21-month suspended sentence Friday after being convicted by a German court of computer sabotage and illegally altering data for authoring the Sasser computer worm . Jaschan escaped jail time because...

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News Islamist leader says new Sudan constitution undemocratically drafted
Islamist leader says new Sudan constitution undemocratically drafted
David Shucosky
July 7, 2005 03:16:00 pm

Hassan al-Turabi , a Sudanese Islamist leader freed last week after a 15-month detention in connection with an alleged coup plot, has spoke out against the country's Sudan's new constitution . He called the committee...

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News UPDATE ~ Judge in Lynndie England abuse case refuses to step down
UPDATE ~ Judge in Lynndie England abuse case refuses to step down
David Shucosky
July 7, 2005 03:08:00 pm

Military judge Col. James Pohl has declined a request by lawyers for US Army Pfc. Lynndie England to step down from her Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case. Defense lawyers claimed that Pohl...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

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 the 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.

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