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92 matches to March Laws
Nivelle, Jean. 1422-77. Son of John II who refused to march against Burgundy.
Randolph, A. Philip. 1889-1979. US black civil rights/labor leader. March on Washington 1963.
Revere, Paul. 1735-1818. Silversmith. American Revolution hero. 1775 Midnight ride warned militia of British troops marching on Concord.
Russian Campaign. 1812. Napoleon’s march on Moscow. 10,000 of 100,000 return. Grande Armée.
Sabbatal, Zevi. 1626-76. Jewish mystic. Failed march on Constantinople.
Siqueiros, David. 1896-1974. Mexican socialist mural painter. Third World. March of Humanity.
Sousa, John Philip. 1854-1932. US march composer.
Spanish March. 801. Charlemagne in northeast Spain.
Ulster Troubles. 1969-. Unionist attack on civil rights march led to revival of hostilities.
Whitby, Synod. 664. Settled dispute, favoring Roman over Celtic church. Defined Easter date as first Sunday after full moon after vernal equinox. March 22 to April 25. Wilfrid.
Wyat’s Insurrection. 1554. Failed march on London vs Mary’s marriage to Philip II of Spain. Wyat (son of Thomas Wyat) beheaded.
Yamashita Tomoyuki. 1885-1946. Japanese commander in Philippines. Conquered Singapore, Bataan March. Executed.
Alfonso X (the Wise). 1221-84. King of León and Castile. Codified laws, first history of Spain.
Alien Registration Act. 1940. Outlaws advocating violent overthrow of US government. Extended to include all advocates of Communism. McCarthy.
Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Black Codes. 1865-6. Strict US local laws to control blacks based on slave codes. Freedmen. Jim Crow.
Blue Laws. US laws that control Sunday activities. 1781 originals on blue paper.
Bode, Johann. 1747-1826. German astronomer: Laws of planetary distances, 1766.
Brehon Laws. (Feinechus) 8-17C. Irish legal system.
Cavalier Parliament. 1661-79. Royalist. Repressive laws against Puritans and Catholics.
Combination Acts. 1799, 1800. Britain outlaws trade unions. Repealed 1824.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Corn Laws. 1804-15. British agricultural price support. Repeal, 1846, marks transformation from agricultural to industrial priorities and free trade.
Danelaw. 878-955. NE England under Viking occupation and the laws in effect.