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News EU leaders reach preliminary deal on Greece debt
EU leaders reach preliminary deal on Greece debt
Devin Montgomery
July 13, 2015 01:05:48 pm

The European Council on Monday announced a preliminary deal to manage Greek debt without the country defaulting or leaving the European Union. The agreement requires Greece to increase tax revenue, cut costs and implement a number...

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News Singapore releases 16-year-old blogger jailed for obscenity
Singapore releases 16-year-old blogger jailed for obscenity
Devin Montgomery
July 6, 2015 12:18:51 pm

A Singapore court on Monday released sixteen-year-old video blogger Amos Yee , who had been jailed after posting images and video insulting the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew . The court released Yee after sentencing him...

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News Thailand arrests two on human trafficking charges
Thailand arrests two on human trafficking charges
Devin Montgomery
July 2, 2015 01:58:35 pm

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation announced Wednesday that they have arrested two men accused of playing a significant role in a human trafficking ring. The two men were allegedly part of a group that...

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News Supreme Court rules states may use commissions for redistricting
Supreme Court rules states may use commissions for redistricting
Devin Montgomery
June 29, 2015 02:53:31 pm

The US Supreme court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission that the Elections Clause of the US Constitution permits the state of Arizona to adopt a commission to...

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News Supreme Court allows use of alternative lethal injection drug
Supreme Court allows use of alternative lethal injection drug
Devin Montgomery
June 29, 2015 12:53:29 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Glossip v. Gross that Oklahoma's use of the sedative midazolam as part of its lethal injection protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban on...

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News Supreme Court rules constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Supreme Court rules constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Devin Montgomery
June 26, 2015 10:56:01 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v. Hodges that states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and also must recognize same-sex marriages that take place in other states. The...

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News Supreme Court rules subsidies apply to federal healthcare exchange
Supreme Court rules subsidies apply to federal healthcare exchange
Devin Montgomery
June 25, 2015 12:37:23 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in King v. Burwell that tax credits available to those who buy health insurance through state exchanges are also available to those who buy it through...

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News Rights groups petition US to create special prosecutor for torture claims
Rights groups petition US to create special prosecutor for torture claims
Devin Montgomery
June 24, 2015 02:57:49 pm

Human rights groups Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday issued a joint letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate...

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News UK arrests Rwanda intelligence chief on war crimes warrant
UK arrests Rwanda intelligence chief on war crimes warrant
Devin Montgomery
June 24, 2015 01:25:58 pm

London's Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday that it has arrested Rwanda National Intelligence and Security Services head Karenzi Karake on an international warrant for war crimes. The European Arrest Warrant was issued in 2008 by Spanish...

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Supreme Court rules police need warrant to see hotel guest lists
Devin Montgomery
June 22, 2015 02:57:26 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in City of Los Angeles v. Patel that police must obtain a search warrant before demanding to inspect a hotel's guest list. At issue was a...

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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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