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1996 South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution 1991 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute 1991 U.N. Security Council adopts Gulf War truce resolution 1989 Chad adopts its Constitution 1988 Brazil adopts its Constitution 1988 South Korea adopts constitution 1987 Ethiopia adopts constitution 1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format 1987 National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1987 Philippines adopts constitution 1986 Central African Republic adopts constitution 1986 NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance) 1986 NFL adopts instant replay rule 1985 Sudan adopts interim constitution 1985 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution 1985 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands adopts constitution 1985 Guatemala adopts constitution 1985 French government adopts equal electoral system 1984 South Africa adopts constitution 1984 Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution 1984 Tanzania adopts constitution 1983 El Salvador adopts constitution 1983 Haiti adopts constitution 1983 Netherlands adopts constitution 1982 China adopts its constitution 1982 Turkey adopts constitution 1982 Equatorial Guinea adopts constitution 1982 Guinea adopts constitution 1982 Canada adopts its constitution 1982 Anguilla, dependent territory of U.K., adopts constitution 1982 Honduras adopts constitution 1981 Burundia adopts its constitution 1981 Cambodia adopts its constitution 1981 Palau adopts constitution 1980 Vietnam adopts constitution 1980 Guyana adopts constitution 1980 Chile adopts its constitution 1980 Cape Verde adopts its constitution 1980 Peru adopts constitution, Fernando Belaunde Terry becomes president 1979 Togo adopts constitution 1979 Zimbabwe adopts constitution 1979 Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president 1979 Ghana adopts constitution 1979 Somali adopts constitution 1979 Ecuador adopts its constitution 1979 Congo adopts constitution 1979 Seychelles adopts constitution 1978 Thailand adopts constitution 1978 Spain adopts constitution 1978 Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1978 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South) adopts constitution 1978 Comoros adopts constitution 1978 Sierra Leone adopts constitution 1977 U.S.S.R. adopts constitution 1977 British Virgin Islands adopts constitution 1977 Benin adopts its constitution 1977 Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards 1976 Trinidad and Tobago adopts constitution 1976 Turks and Caicos Islands adopts constitution 1976 Portugal adopts constitution 1976 Cuba adopts its constitution 1976 Macau adopts constitution (Organic Law of Macau) 1975 Madagascar adopts constitution 1975 Sao Tome and Principe adopts constitution 1975 Greece adopts constitution 1975 Sweden adopts constitution 1974 Malta adopts constitution 1974 NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff 1974 Yugoslavia adopts constitution 1973 Grenada adopts constitution 1973 Zambia adopts constitution 1973 Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1973 Bahrain adopts it's constitution 1973 Sudan adopts constitution 1973 NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19) 1973 Syria adopts constitution 1973 Morocco adopts constitution 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule 1972 Bangladesh adopts constitution 1972 Panama adopts constitution 1971 Egypt adopts its constitution 1971 Bulgaria adopts it's constitution 1970 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution 1970 Senegal adopts constitution 1969 Libya adopts constitution 1969 Gibraltar adopts constitution 1968 Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Iraq adopts constitution 1968 Bermuda adopts its constitution 1968 German DR adopts constitution 1968 British adopts year-round daylight savings time 1968 Nauru adopts constitution 1967 Zaire adopts constitution 1967 Bolivia adopts its constitution 1967 St. Helena adopts constitution 1966 Dominican Republic adopts constitution 1966 Uruguay adopts constitution 1965 Romania adopts constitution 1965 NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster 1964 Canada adopts maple leaf flag 1964 Maldives adopts constitution 1963 Senegal adopts constitution 1962 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) 1962 U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1961 Mauritania adopts constitution 1961 Gabon adopts constitution 1961 Venezuela adopts constitution 1960 Ivory Coast adopts constitution 1960 Czechoslovakia adopts Constitution 1960 Mongolia adopts constitution 1960 Montserrat adopts constitution 1959 U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights 1959 Singapore adopts constitution 1959 Gabon adopts its constitution 1958 France adopts constitution 1957 Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1957 United Nations adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt 1954 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution 1954 Virgin Islands (U.S.) adopts constitution (Revised Organic Act) 1954 NBA adopts 24-second shot clock and 6 team-foul rule 1953 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) 1953 Denmark adopts a new constitution 1952 Poland adopts Communist-imposed Constitution 1952 Jordan adopts constitution 1950 Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) 1949 India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic 1949 Costa Rica adopts Constitution 1949 Hungary adopts constitution 1948 U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1948 U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Italy adopts constitution 1947 Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution 1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1944 Iceland adopts constitution 1943 NFL adopts free substitution rule 1937 Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire) 1935 NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 1934 NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season 1931 Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass 1931 National League adopts a deader baseball 1926 Lebanon adopts constitution 1925 Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1923 U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks" 1923 U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar 1922 Irish Parliament adopts a constitution for an Irish Free State 1921 Brazil adopts women suffrage 1920 Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar 1919 Finland adopts constitution 1918 U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar (originally Feb 1) 1918 Russia adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Feb 14) 1918 Finland and U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1912 China adopts Gregorian calendar 1906 Ecuador adopts its constitution 1906 International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help 1906 Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time 1898 Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters 1897 Japan adopts Gold Standard 1895 Norway adopts Mid-European time 1894 Denmark adopts Mid-European time 1893 Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar 1886 Colombia adopts constitution 1884 U.S. adopts Standard Time 1883 New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902) 1877 Burkina adopts its constitution 1875 Tonga adopts constitution 1867 Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line 1865 Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery 1862 Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal 1861 Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution 1853 Argentina adopts it's constitution 1831 Belgium adopts it's Constitution 1786 Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money 1785 Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1781 Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1777 Vermont becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage 1777 Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1777 New York adopts new constitution as an independent state 1777 New York adopts new constitution as an independent state 1776 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1776 Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution 1752 U.S. and England adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1752 U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) 1701 Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) 1701 Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 1689 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution 1689 British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights 1641 General court declares RI a democracy and adopts new constitution 1622 Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1606 England adopts Union Jack as its flag 1600 San Marino adopts constitution 1584 Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar 1582 Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th 1582 Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar 990 Russia adopts Julian calendar 597 England adopts Julian calendar 69 Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Caesar

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