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First compensation payments made to London bombing victims

Wanda Kudrycka

October 5, 2005 06:45:00 am

Britain's Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) made the first compensation payments to victims of July 7 London bombings Tuesday. CICA has so far sent out two checks and offered interim payments totaling £400,000 ($700,000...

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EU opens membership talks with Turkey

Wanda Kudrycka

October 4, 2005 02:34:00 am

The European Union officially opened accession negotiations Tuesday with Turkey after member states were able to overcome a deadlock on whether to offer Turkey full membership . Late Monday, Austria...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.