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Civil Rights Cases (1883)
Historical BackgroundBetween 1866 and 1875, Congress passed several civil rights acts to implement the 13th and 14th amendments. One was the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which imposed various…Biographies: Notable Tennis Players
Notable Tennis Players René Lacoste See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Wimbledon Fun Facts Davis Cup Championships Federation Cup Championships…Federalist No. 27
No 26 No 28 The Same Subject Continued (The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered) From the New York Packet.Tuesday,…Crisis in the Caucasus
History of the conflict in Dagestan by Sarah K. Miller This article was posted on August 19, 1999. Related Links Russian Roulette: A timeline of recent reshufflingThe Dissolution of the…Timeline: U.S. Spying and Surveillance
Key happenings in the history of domestic and international surveillance The need to protect citizens' rights against “unreasonable searches and seizures“ is as old as our country; safeguards were…State of the Union Address: Ronald Reagan (February 4, 1986)
Ronald Reagan (February 4, 1986) Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Congress, honored guests, and fellow citizens: Thank you for allowing me to delay my address until this…Ed Rosenthal, 2003 News
California marijuana grower, was sentenced to 1 day in jail and fined $1,000 for cultivating marijuana. He had been growing the drug for medicinal purposes, legal under Oakland's medicinal…Tom DeLay, 2004 News
House majority leader, was rebuked three times in the course two weeks by the House Ethics Committee. He was criticized for pressuring another representative to vote in favor of the Medicare…Lisa P. Jackson
Lisa Jackson became Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 under President Barack Obama. She served in that post until 2013. She was the first African American to head the…Louis Freeh, 2001 News
convicted Oklahoma City bomber, was executed by lethal injection in June for detonating a fertilizer bomb that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in April 1995 and killed 149…Trending
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