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20th March 1854: U.S. Republican Party founded at a meeting in a schoolhouse in Wisconsin

  • 20th March 2021
  • Tagged as: America, GOP, Politics, Republican Party, United States, USA, Wisconsin

The party quickly built support and by 1856 it proved to be the dominant political force in the North when John C. Fremont, the first Republican presidential candidate, won 11 of the 16 Northern states.

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17th March 1992: White South Africans vote to end apartheid in a referendum

  • 17th March 2021
  • Tagged as: Apartheid, Equality, Politics, Race, Racism, Referendum, South Africa

A referendum in South Africa resulted in white South Africans voting to end apartheid.

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4th March 1789: First US Congress meets under new Constitution

  • 4th March 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Constitution, Government, Politics, USA

On the 4th March 1789, the United States constitution went into effect when the first US Congress met.

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27th February 1973: Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee

  • 27th February 2021
  • Tagged as: American Indian Movement, Indians, Native Americans, Occupation, Politics, Protest, South Dakota, Wounded Knee

Approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota, for 71 days.

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25th February 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels becomes the first African-American U.S. Senator

  • 25th February 2021
  • Tagged as: African-American, Civil Rights, Mississippi, Politics, Racism, Senate, Washington DC

After intense debate Senators voted 48 to 8 to seat Revels as the first African-American in the United States Senate.

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11th February 1812: Elbridge Gerry signs the first bill to authorise ‘gerrymandering’

  • 11th February 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Election, Politics, United States, USA

Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that redrew electoral boundaries in the first example of ‘gerrymandering’.

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4th January 1642: Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members

  • 4th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Charles I, England, English Civil War, Parliament, Politics

On the 4th January 1642, Charles I attempted and failed to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War and his own eventual execution for treason.

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30th December 1922: Foundation of the USSR

  • 30th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Bolshevik, Civil War, Cold War, Communism, Lenin, Politics, Russia, Russian Civil War, Stalin, USSR

On the 30th December 1922, the USSR – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – was founded.

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26th December 1991: The USSR formally dissolved

  • 26th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Gorbachev, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR

On the 26th December 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union met for the last time to formally dissolve itself and the Soviet Union.

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6th December 1956: USSR and Hungary ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic match

  • 6th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Hung, Hungary, Olympics, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, Sport, USSR

On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.

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