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1997 Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks
1996 NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Baltimore but he had to leave the Browns' name behind 1995 Federal judge allows lawsuit claiming U.S. tobacco makers knew nicotine was addictive and manipulated its levels to keep customers hooked 1992 Brave's Charlie Leibrandt 1,000th strikeout and decides to keep the ball He rolls it to the dugout, allows Ricky Jordan to take 2nd on error 1989 Danish parliament allows legal marriage among homosexuals 1989 Soviet-U.S. agreement allows Soviets to fight U.S. pros 1987 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows wins game 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows 1981 President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence 1980 Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1978 U.S. House of Representatives allows live radio coverage 1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers 1977 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise 1977 New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City 1975 Coast Guard Academy 1st allows women to enroll 1975 Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate 1974 Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor 1973 Japan allows its citizens to own gold 1972 Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series 1970 Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee 1964 East Germany government allows short visits to West Germany 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Washington D.C. residents to vote for president 1960 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1958 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers 1958 Los Angeles Coliseum Commission approves 2-yr pact allows Dodgers to use facility 1956 Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus 1952 Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted 1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs 1942 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader 1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1939 U.S. allows "cash and carry" arms sales during WW II 1936 New Straits Convention allows Turkish rearmament of Dardanelles 1931 Congress allows California to build Oakland-Bay Bridge 1926 Turkey allows civil marriage 1923 New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers 1917 New York state allows women to vote 1905 Russian tsar allows Polish people to speak Polish 1898 San Francisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utilities 1854 Netherlands allows corporal punishment 1759 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages 1750 Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods 1740 Netherlands Governor-General Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia 1562 Blood bath at Vassy: General de Guise allows 1200 huguenots murder 1534 Turkish Admiral Chaireddin "Barbarossa" allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder Naples |
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