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1997 Woody Allen, 62 weds Soon-Yi Previn 27, adopted daughter of Mia Farrow

1989 Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter

1987 Afghanistan Constitution adopted

1978 Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka

1973 UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted

1968 New colonial constitution for Bermuda adopted

1948 Flag of Israel is adopted

1947 Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted

1936 Semi-automatic rifles adopted by U.S. army

1935 Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns

1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox

1925 Nationwide road numbering system and U.S. shield marker adopted

1917 Present Mexican constitution adopted

1916 Official flag of president of U.S. adopted

1912 Albanian National Flag adopted

1908 Sacrifice fly adopted (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954)

1907 "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn

1906 SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy

1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act adopted

1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted

1903 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin

1902 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon

1891 Puerto Rican flag adopted

1889 Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League

1889 Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890

1882 Edmunds Act adopted by U.S. to suppress polygamy in the territories

1874 Baseball batter's box is officially adopted

1859 Present seal of San Francisco adopted (its 2nd)

1856 Constitution of South Australia adopted

1804 French civil Code of Napoleon adopted

1793 1st republican constitution in France adopted

1787 U.S. constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention

1777 Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress

1776 Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor

1776 Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina

1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford

1549 Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the Church of England

274 Constantine I, Great Roman emperor, 306-337, adopted Christianity

117 Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies



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