Key historical milestones from 1783 to 1999
Overview of notable events: Montgolfier balloon flight in Annonay in 1783. 1794 Neutrality Act. 1917 WWI draft registration. 1933 US exits gold standard. 1940 Battle of France. 1947 Marshall Plan speech at Harvard. 1967 Middle East war outcomes. 1968 RFK assassination. 1975 Suez Canal reopening. 1999 death of Mel Tormé in Los Angeles at 73.
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Joseph
Jacques Montgolfier
Annonay
France
United States
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Europe
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Mel Torme
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Nevada approves medical use of marijuana
Nevada lawmakers move to legalize marijuana for medical use and loosen penalties for possession state by state. The Assembly backed the measure amid federal tension, with the Senate already approving and Gov. Guinn expected to sign. The bill allows seriously ill residents to grow seven plants for personal use and sets fines up to 600 dollars for an ounce or less, plus escalating penalties for repeats.
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Carson City
Nev
Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
State Senate
Kenny Guinn
Senate
Tobacco and alcohol show up in G rated animated films
A Harvard study of 81 G rated animated features from 1937 to 2000 finds nearly half depict characters using alcohol or tobacco. Researchers say findings help parents discuss substance dangers and note a decline in tobacco use in newer releases.
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Chicago
Kimberly Thompson
Fumio Yokota
Harvard School of Public Health
Pediatrics
Iraq halts most oil exports amid UN challenge
Iraq stops pumping to all but Turkey and Jordan in protest of a UN Security Council decision extending oil sales by one month. The move hits its key revenue source, with exports through the southern terminal also halted and road tankers to Turkey and Jordan unaffected. Saudi Arabia pledges to cover potential shortages via OPEC capacity.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Turkey
Jordan
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Kuwait
Amer Mohammed Rashid
Mediterranean
Ceyhan
Rashid
Kirkuk
al-Bakr
Oil
New York
U.N. Oil For Food
Hasmik Egian
Ali Naimi
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Naimi
Saudi Arabia
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Deptford
N.J
New Jersey
Mideast
Syria
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Gazette
Oscar Mayer
Ellis Bivd
Nevada
Egian
Don Klauer
Calvin Klein
Nike
Belle
Christian Dior
Elizabeth Arden
Ralph Lauren
Barbara Washburn
Washburn
Klauer Optical
Cedar Rapids
Allianten
Ergy.com
Alliantenergy.com
Alliant Energy
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