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2012 Event - After his decision not to context charges of doping by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong learns the organization has banned him for life and recommended he be stripped of his record seven Tour de France titles

2012 Event - The U.S. State Department states the U.N. Secretary-General's decision to attend the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement summit is 'strange' and 'not a good signal'

2012 Event - The decision of the Economic Community of West African States to deploy troops to the country is rejected by Mali coup leader Amadou Haya Sanogo

2012 Event - Jose Garc�a-Margallo y Marfil, Spain's foreign minister, attacks Argentina's decision to nationalize the Argentine oil company YPF

2010 Event - The U.S. Department of Justice plans to appeal the decision to block President Obama's executive order to expand embryonic stem cell research

2009 Event - Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine

1997 Event - O. J. Simpson jury reaches decision on $25M in punitive damages

1991 Event - Greg Haugen scores a split decision over Hector "Macho" Camacho

1990 Event - Iraqi parliment endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages

1989 Event - New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from New Zealand)

1989 Event - Washington D.C. march supporting 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision

1988 Event - South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in

1988 Event - 1st non-pitcher, Jose Oquendo, in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn

1983 Event - AL President Lee MacPhail threw out umpire's decision and allows

1982 Event - Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez

1980 Event - Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision

1977 Event - 5-4 Supreme Court decision allows lawyers to advertise

1976 Event - Judge Oliver upholds Seitz's decision on Andy Messersmith free agency

1973 Event - Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision

1966 Event - Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights

1965 Event - Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards

1964 Event - Supreme Court issues New York Times vs. Sullivan decision, public officials must prove malice to claim libel and recover damages

1963 Event - Supreme Court's Miranda Decision; defendants must have lawyers

1954 Event - Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision

1948 Event - U.S. Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents)

1947 Event - William Wister Haines' "Command Decision," premieres in New York City

1944 Event - Edward Chodorov's "Decision," premieres in New York City

1923 Event - Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision

1917 Event - Supreme Court decision (Buchanan vs. Warley) strikes down Lousiville Kentucky ordiance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas

1916 Event - Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in New York City

1916 Event - Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title

1913 Event - Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris

1909 Event - Jack Johnson fights Al Kaufman to no decision in 10 for boxing title

1909 Event - Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title

1909 Event - Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title

1909 Event - Jack Johnson fights Victor McLaglen to no decision in 6 for box title

1894 Event - Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years

1893 Event - Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision (111 rounds)

1861 Event - John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ

1857 Event - Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens

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