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Human Rights Day 2008 - Dignity and Justice for All
Wednesday, December 10th is the 60th Anniversary of International Human Rights Day, a day set aside to recognize that equal rights of all human individuals is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the... IOC agrees to Internet blocking at the Games
Would any one of us go for this? I don't think so. "The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday what journalists arriving at the lavishly outfitted media center here had suspected: Contrary to previous assurances by Olympic and government officials, the Internet would be... Black Americans on long road to political equality
Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for... Today is Juneteenth - Marks End of US Slavery
Today is Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the US. On June 19th, 1865 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX with news the war had ended and all slaves would now be free. Today is also... Flooding batters Iowa, forces evacuations
Iowa is experiencing its worst flooding in 15 years, and now there's word that some of the flooding has reached Ohio."he worst flooding in 15 years has paralyzed large sections of eastern Iowa, with heavy rains...First of it's kind monument for living veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq confi...
DERRY, NH - May 26, 2008 is the date in which a first of it's kind memorial was unveiled at MacGregor park in Derry, NH. Derry, which is not unfamiliar with the national spotlight during the US Presidential...Watch Your Mouth: No Swearing in South Pasadena
You gotta be freakin' kidding me. I give this little experiment about six freakin' seconds: first freakin' moron runs a freakin' red light, and it's freakin' over." Not that police will slap cuffs on you and...Religious Freedom Day in America
For such a time as this…reflection, blessing, and religious liberty. This from the Christian Post: " The United States commemorates on Wednesday the freedom of worship among its citizens, marking Religious...Judge: Noriega can be extradited to France
Manuel Noriega (the real Noriega, as opposed to Noriega) is on track for extradition to France as part of a political/legal saga that's been going on for nearly twenty years."Former Panamanian dictator Manuel...Why Should Nepali Youth Matter? Because It's There
"Why Should Nepali Youth Matter? Because It's There For a culturally nuanced understanding of ground realities in Nepal, the international community should mobilize the youth who comprise more than half the...Today in history - Jan. 1
On Jan. 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free. On this date: In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened. In 1898, New York City was consolidated into five boroughs. In...The enduring significance of the Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln’s proclamation, which took effect January 1, 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War, imparted to the conflict, which until then had been waged as a struggle to preserve the union, a social revolutionary character. It initiated one of the largest property...Seattle Emergency: One Million Without Power
"King County Executive Ron Sims issued an emergency proclamation this morning after supercharged winds of up to 70 miles an hour overnight knocked out power to about one million people in greater Seattle."A typical Seattle storm, if there is such an animal, downs two or three...Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation
"The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of...George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to...
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