The Compromise of 1850 The American Civil War devastated much of the country between 1861 and 1865, but the conflict could have actually happened much sooner. In 1850, a major dispute between slave states and free states arose regarding the status of lands acquired…
January 17th 1920, Prohibition of alcohol in The U.S as a result of 18th Amendment The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution , established the prohibition of alcohol in united states.The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917, and was ratified by…
Nov 3rd 1534, The Act of Supremacy English act of Parliament that recognized Henry VIII as the “Supreme Head of the Church of England.” The act also required an oath of loyalty from English subjects that recognized his marriage to Anne Boleyn. It was…
Oct 23rd 1998,Israel-Palestinian Land-For-Peace Agreement On October 7th,After meeting with Netanyahu and Arafat , U.S Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced in Gaza that a peace summit will be held in the United States.Later on october 15th, Netanyahu and Arafat begin negotiations at the…
Oct13th 1864, Maryland Constitution The Maryland Constitution of 1864 was the third of the four constitutions which have governed the U.S. state of Maryland. A controversial product of the Civil War and in effect only until 1867, when the state’s present constitution was adopted,…
Oct 9th 1953, US Prime Minister Winston Churchill approves Guyanese constitution. In October 1953, the democratically elected Government of Guyana (then known as British Guiana) was removed from power by the British Government which was at that time the colonial ruler. What was essentially a…
Soviet-Syrian Treaty Russia–Syria relations refers to the bilateral relationship between Russia and Syria. Russia has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has an embassy in Moscow. Russia enjoys a historically strong, stable, and friendly relationship with Syria, as it did until the Arab Spring with…
Oct 3rd 1990, The Unification Day of Germany The West wanted to revive the German economy and combine the three western zones into one area. … After Germany was divided into two parts, East Germany built the Berlin Wall to prevent its citizens from fleeing…
Oct 2nd 2001, NATO backs US military strike Frank Taylor, the US Ambassador at Large and Co-ordinator for Counter-terrorism briefed the North Atlantic Council – NATO’s top decision-making body- on 2 October on the results of investigations into the 11 September terrorist attacks against the…
Sep29th 1922, Balfour Declaration, Britian assumes its mandate of Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government in 1917 during the First World War announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, then…
