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Saturday, November 07, 2009

Congress passed War Powers Act

On November 7, 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Act, overriding President Nixon's veto.



Read the War Powers Act and review a summary of Congress and the War Power: Constitutional Anchor or Anachronism?, a seminar held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on October 15, 2001.



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Friday, November 06, 2009

New York state granted voting rights to women

On November 6, 1917, the state of New York adopted a constitutional amendment granting equal voting rights to women.

Suffrage parade in New York City, c. 1912



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UN votes to condemn Apartheid in South Africa

On November 6, 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761, which condemned Apartheid in South Africa and called on member-nations to boycott the country. The Resolution also set up a Special Committee against Apartheid.



Learn more about the role of the Special Committee against Apartheid from the African National Congress.



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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Saddam Hussein sentenced to death

On November 5, 2006, the former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity during his time in office. The execution took place on the following December 30.




Learn more
about the trial of Saddam Hussein from the U.S. Library of Congress.



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Susan B. Anthony voted illegally in a federal election

On November 5, 1872, women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony illegally cast her vote in a New York Congressional district election. Read the indictment subsequently brought against her and the transcript of her address to the jury, plus JURIST's trial analysis from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Anthony was fined $100 after a directed verdict.



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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1996, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir tried and given a life sentence for the murder.



Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.



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Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.



Read Kathleen J. Burns, A Chronicle of the Death Penalty in Massachusetts [DOC], Lawyers Journal (January 1999).



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