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News Review tribunals end for Guantanamo Bay detainees
Review tribunals end for Guantanamo Bay detainees
David Shucosky
January 23, 2005 11:21:00 am

The US Defense Department Saturday finished Combatant Status Review Tribunal hearings for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Following a Supreme Court ruling last year that held that detainees were allowed to...

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Austrian legislators want Schwarzenegger citizenship revoked over execution
David Shucosky
January 23, 2005 11:03:00 am

A top official in Austria's environmentalist Green Party said Saturday that California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should lose his Austrian citizenship in the wake of his approval last week of the first California execution in three...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Narcotic Control Act became law

On July 18, 1956, the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 became law. The act increased still further the penalties for violation of the existing laws and proliferating the scope of federal control over the use, possession and sale of narcotic drugs and marijuana. Learn more about the Narcotic Control Act of 1956.

Nelson Mandela born

On July 18, 1906, Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-Apartheid movement, spending 27 years in prison for his efforts to topple the country's segregation system. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid was soon dismantled. Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa during the country's first multi-racial elections in 1994. Learn more about Nelson Mandela from the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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