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1781: Murder: ... that there are circumstances in which killing someone else is just fine, and even desirable. But what are those circumstances? What exactly is justifiable killing? Is abortion OK? How about war? Euthanasia? These are topics that are in hot controversy these days, as civil rights groups battle political standings that have been around for dozens of years. Capital punishment is among those instances of justified killing that has been debated for years, and continues ...

1782: Oklahoma City Bombing: ... soilders. It was the day of April 19,1861 when these two Lowell men lost their lives. Although there were two other men who lost their lives in this tragic Civil war they are not as historically recognized like Ladd and Whitney. There names were Needham of Lawrence, and Charles A. Taylor formally from Boston but later moved to Lowell. The monument ...

1783: Andrew Johnson: ... and do arithmetic. He had three sons and two daughters. Andrew Johnson was a democratic and had served in the Senate from 1857- 1862. In the early months of the Civil War, Johnson was forced to flee his own state to avoid arrest. When federal troops conquered Nashville, he resigned his Senate seat in March 1862 to accept President Lincoln s appointment ...

1784: The History of the Pony Express: ... its owners more than $200,000 in eighteen months of its existence. It played a big role in establishing rapid communications between the north and the west coast during the Civil War. The Pony Express helped keep California in the Union. The completion of the Transcontinental telegraph line ended the Pony Express in Oct of 1861. Hawgood, John. American Western Frontiers. Alfred ...

1785: Should Handguns Be Legal to All: ... states who have relaxed their gun laws have had an increase in homicides. Also the fact that more people have died from criminal use of guns than people in the civil war. Some feel it is extremely easy for just about anyone to get access to a handgun. The laws in some states don't require a waiting period , several forms of ...

1786: The Communication Decency Act: The Fight For Freedom of Speech on the Internet: ... above problems. I also believe that the use of log-ins, passwords, and rating systems on pages for the Internet are a good idea, and are not violations of our civil rights. They simply allow the user to choose what they want to see. Some of these systems are already in use today, along with programs that watch for obscene and ... back to what it used to be. Also, it is time to focus on the things we need to have in this country, like building a new society. After World War II and Vietnam, I believe it is the computer generation's destiny to rebuild our family and give community abilities to evolve, solve problems, generate and distribute wealth, promote peace ...

1787: The Radical Stage of The French Revolution (1792-1793): ... Commune was established by the leaders of the radical forces. During this time there were continual food riots erupting in every area of the country and, with the threat of war against Austria and Prussia looming, it was vital that order was to be maintained during such tumultuous times. Although the constitution was already enshrined and the citizens had their freedom ... so many years, they were now being oppressed by an executive group that was ruling the country without the safeguards of a constitution. Thousands were dying without the aid of civil liberties or rights and any citizen accused of treason was deemed guilty until proven innocent. In a desperate attempt to slow down the intentions of the Jacobins, Marat was mur ...

1788: Capital Punishment: ... In the 1800's however , parilament had enacted many new capital offenses, and hundreds of persons were being sentenced to death each year. In the United States prior to the civil war the death penalty was imposed on slaves for many crimes, but the penalty for others were less severe.Although people argue that the death penalty is needlessly cruel, it should ...

1789: The Vikings: ... Northwestern England. In the 10th century they settled in Iceland then claimed Greenland and set up shop there. Here in the late 900's Vikings raids thinned out due to civil wars in Scandinavia. Even so in the 11th century they set up temporary residence in North America in what they called Vinland. (Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia Vol. 19 p ... sill gods that were worshipped by the Vikings. One of the gods was Njord and he was the god of the sea. Freya was the goddess of fertility, beauty, love, war, and death. Her brother Frey was the god of summer and also the god of fertility like herself. Another god was Loki and he was the god of lies and ...

1790: William Shakespeare: ... characterized to a degree by formal and rather obvious construction and by stylized verse. Chronicle history plays were a popular genre of the time, and four plays dramatizing the English civil strife of the 15th century are possibly Shakespeare's earliest dramatic works (see England: The Lancastrian and Yorkist Kings). These plays, Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III (1590?-1592 ... range. The Comedy of Errors (1592?), a farce in imitation of classical Roman comedy, depends for its appeal on mistaken identities in two sets of twins involved in romance and war. Farce is not as strongly emphasized in The Taming of the Shrew (1593?), a comedy of character. The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594?) concerns romantic love. Love's Labour's ...

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