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Russia lawmakers approve foreign media law

Russia lawmakers approve foreign media law

David Zwier

November 16, 2017 02:18:32 pm

Russia's State Duma , the lower house of parliament, voted unanimously Thursday to require foreign media organizations to label their materials as the work of...

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Texas executes Mexican national despite international pressure

Texas executes Mexican national despite international pressure

David Zwier

November 10, 2017 08:40:44 am

Texas officials on Wednesday executed Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez, a Mexican national who was convicted in 1998 for the kidnap, rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin, despite international pressure. The US Supreme Court had denied a writ of...

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Spain judge jails eight Catalan ministers for sedition

Spain judge jails eight Catalan ministers for sedition

David Zwier

November 3, 2017 07:31:24 am

Judge Carmen Lamela of Spain's National Court on Wednesday jailed eight Catalan ministers by court order on charges of sedition . The court...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Twenty-sixth Amendment made US voting age 18

On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18.

Learn more about the history surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment.

Congo gains independence, Congo crisis begins shortly thereafter

On June 30, 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Soon afterward, the Congolese military mutinied, touching off the Congo Crisis that would compel UN and Belgian intervention and concluded with the installation of Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator of the country, which was renamed Zaire.

Learn more about the Congo Crisis from the Internet Archive.