It should be obvious to everyone by now that no one ever will know which presidential candidate actually won more popular votes, either in Florida or nationwide. The Florida recount process can never yield an accurate result, for efforts to divine the meaning of the notorious chads are hopelessly compromised by the certainty of ambiguity [...]
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Congress passed Alien Act
On June 25, the US Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, which empowered the President to deport any alien he found dangerous to the peace and safety of the Nation. Learn more about this Act of Congress.
Croatia and Slovenia declare independence
On June 25, 1991, Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia. They were the first nations to declare independence from the former Yugoslavia, touching off a decade of civil wars. Read the Dayton Peace Accords, the peace agreement negotiated by the United States to end the Yugoslav Civil Wars of the 1990s.
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