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News Appeals court rules nuclear plant expansion must be weighed for terror risk
Appeals court rules nuclear plant expansion must be weighed for terror risk
Tom Henry
June 3, 2006 09:40:00 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must examine the risk of a terrorist attack when it considers the...

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News Federal judge strikes down state-financed religious prison program
Federal judge strikes down state-financed religious prison program
Tom Henry
June 3, 2006 08:56:00 am

Judge Robert W. Pratt, chief judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, ruled Friday that a religious prison organization receiving government funds violated the US Constitution because it was used to rehabilitate prison...

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News Blix commission calls for nuclear weapons ban
Blix commission calls for nuclear weapons ban
Tom Henry
June 1, 2006 08:09:00 pm

A study by the independent Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission , headed by former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix , has called for a total ban on the possession and use of nuclear weapons...

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News DOJ, Alaska want $92 million more for Exxon Valdez cleanup
DOJ, Alaska want $92 million more for Exxon Valdez cleanup
Tom Henry
June 1, 2006 07:42:00 pm

After re-examining the costs of cleaning up remaining oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill , the US Justice Department and the state of Alaska said Thursday that they would use a "reopener" provision in...

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News California agrees to contribute National Guard troops for border patrol
California agrees to contribute National Guard troops for border patrol
Tom Henry
June 1, 2006 07:18:00 pm

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to support President Bush's deployment of National Guard troops along the Mexican border by sending 1,000 Guard members from California to join the effort. As part of the agreement,...

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News Bangladesh court orders 7 Islamists executed for killing judges
Bangladesh court orders 7 Islamists executed for killing judges
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 09:40:00 am

A Bangladesh court in Dhaka Monday sentenced seven Islamic militants, including leaders Shayek Abdur Rahman of Jamaat-ul Mujahideen and Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh , to death for the murder of two...

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News Saddam witnesses defend trial leading to Dujail executions
Saddam witnesses defend trial leading to Dujail executions
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 09:01:00 am

The defense team for Saddam Hussein on Monday called several witnesses to testify on behalf of Awad al-Bandar , head of the court responsible for sentencing 148 Shiites to death after a 1982...

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News EU ministers mull re-naming constitution to enhance ratification chances
EU ministers mull re-naming constitution to enhance ratification chances
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 08:34:00 am

EU foreign ministers wrapping up a two day meeting in Austria Sunday agreed to extend the "period of reflection" on the stalled European constitution for another year through the end of the German presidency...

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News Gonzales pressing data retention in fight against child porn
Gonzales pressing data retention in fight against child porn
Tom Henry
May 29, 2006 07:55:00 am

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller held a private meeting with representatives from major internet service providers late last week urging them to retain customer internet activities to combat child pornography....

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Egypt judges stage silent protest outside High Court for greater independence
Tom Henry
May 25, 2006 08:47:00 pm

As many as 300 reformist judges in Egypt who have called for more judicial independence from the government led by President Hosni Mubarak staged a silent protest in front of the High Court Thursday as...

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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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