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2008 Iceland takes control of 3 banks due to the global financial crisis
1999 Control of Panama Canal reverts to Panama 1993 President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill 1992 New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates 1991 Boris Yeltsin takes control of Kremlin 1991 Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare they have control of their capital 1988 Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees 1988 Namphy takes control of Haitian government 1984 Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1981 National Centers for Disease Control announces high incidence of Pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men 1981 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays, AIDS 1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1979 Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers 1976 Congress passes Toxic Substances Control Act 1973 All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1972 New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India and Pakistan 1972 Ryukyu Is and Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 years of U.S. control 1970 NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins 1968 Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1968 Jason Patric, actor, Speed 2 Cruise Control 1966 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene" 1966 Margaret Sanger, U.S. feminist/birth control pioneer, dies at 86 1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1965 Kevin Dillon, New York, actor, Heaven Help Us, Remote Control, Platoon 1965 Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control 1963 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands 1962 U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control 1960 U.S. is 1st country to use the birth control pill legally 1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce 1958 U.S.S.R. abrogates Allied war-time agreements on control of Germany 1958 Marie Stopes, birth control pioneer, dies 1956 After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control 1955 Australia takes control of Cocos Islands 1955 Nicky "Topper" Headon, English drummer, Clash-Complete Control 1954 Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party 1952 NFL takes control of New York Yankees 1951 NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts 1950 President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike 1948 Operation Hiram: Israelis take control of Galilee 1948 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa 1948 Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia 1947 U.S. control of Haitian customs and governmental revenue ends 1946 President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1946 British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years 1945 Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control 1945 Hengelo freed from nazi control by Canadian army 1944 Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1941 U.S. Office of Censorship created to control info pertaining to WW II 1941 Jewish Weekly newspaper taken control by Nazis 1940 Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends 1939 U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific 1938 Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties 1938 Hitler seizes control of German army and puts Nazi in key posts 1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1935 Goddard uses gyroscopes to control a rocket 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration 1930 Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control 1928 Piero Angelo, Italian writer, Control 1925 League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage 1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1922 Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government 1921 National Birth Control League and Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League 1921 After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty 1921 Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London) 1921 Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran 1916 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) 1916 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) 1916 University of Gent goes under Dutch control 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1915 U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years 1915 Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army 1915 Japan claims economic control of China 1912 Tripoli (Libya) passes from Turkish to Italian control 1906 France and Britain agree to joint control of New Hebrides 1904 U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million 1900 Rival forces fight for control of the Union Park ball grounds in Balt 1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1887 Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao 1879 Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent 1871 2nd Enforcement Act gives federal control of congressional elections 1869 Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1861 Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53 1858 Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan, Control of the Tropics 1833 Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic 1824 Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1818 U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country 1772 Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania 1668 England takes control of Bombay India 1654 Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control 1504 English guilds/corp goes under state control 636 Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire |
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