2006 U.N. cease fire takes effect in Lebanon
1994 Brady Law, imposing a wait-period to buy a hand-gun, went into effect
1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect
1992 U.N. imposes embargo against Libya takes effect
1992 Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect
1991 John Lawrence, examined effect of neutron radiation on fabric, dies
1991 5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R.
1989 Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy
1988 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war
1987 Philippines constitution goes into effect
1987 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings
1987 New Nicaraguan constitution takes effect
1987 China's rudimentary civil code in effect
1986 Constitution of Guatemala takes effect
1985 US's 1st manadatory seat belt law goes into effect (NY)
1983 Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55
1982 Honduras constitution goes into effect
1981 Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins
1980 New South Korean constitution comes into effect
1979 Mali's constitution goes into effect
1979 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect
1978 Spain constitution goes into effect
1978 Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect
1976 Albania constitution goes into effect
1976 Judith Lowry, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays ...), dies at 86
1976 Algeria Constitution goes into effect
1976 International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying)
1974 Walther Meissner, German physicist (Meissner Effect), dies at 91
1974 Malta's constitution goes into effect
1973 Bahrain's constitution goes into effect
1972 New North Korean constitution comes into effect
1972 Bangladesh Constitution goes into effect
1971 Bulgarian constitution goes into effect
1970 Iraq's constitution goes into effect
1970 Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect
1970 Revised calendar for Western (RC) Church goes into effect
1968 New socialist constitution of East Germany takes effect
1968 Vatican City's Apostolic Constitution of 1967 goes into effect
1967 Martial Law goes into effect in Greece
1967 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability and Succession) in effect
1966 Medicare goes into effect
1965 India and Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966
1965 Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect
1964 24th Amendment to U.S. Constitution goes into effect and states voting rights could not be denied due to failure to pay taxes
1963 Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot
1961 Antarctic Treaty goes into effect
1961 U.N. genocide pact goes into effect
1960 Benelux treaty goes into effect
1960 Wander J de Haas, Dut physicist (Einstein-De Haas effect), dies at 82
1955 South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect
1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect
1952 Arab League security pact goes into effect
1952 WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect
1950 Indies Constitution goes into effect
1949 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, goes into effect
1947 "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece
1947 Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
1945 U.N. charter comes into effect
1942 Daylight Savings War Time goes into effect in U.S.
1941 State of siege goes into effect in Bohemia/Moravia
1941 Russian-Japan no-attack treaty goes into effect
1940 40 hour work week goes into effect (Fair Labor Standards of 1938)
1939 Hitler claims German-Polish non-attack treaty still in effect
1937 2nd Irish constitution goes into effect; Irish Free State renamed Erie
1935 U.S. - Russian commerce treaty takes effect
1933 20th Amendment goes into effect: President term begins in Jan not March
1929 U.S. Immigration law of 1924 in effect
1929 Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador
1921 Present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect
1920 Bulgarian and allied Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine goes into effect
1920 Ray Harryhausen, movie special effect artist, Clash of Titans
1920 British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect, lasts 28 years
1920 18th Amendment, prohibition, goes into effect; repealed in 1933
1918 1st daylight savings time in U.S. goes into effect
1915 Rationing laws go into effect in Netherlands
1913 Dutch Disability laws go into effect
1913 Federal income tax takes effect, 16th amendment
1913 1st minimum wage law in U.S. takes effect in Oregon
1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect
1912 British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect
1905 Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814
1900 Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect
1890 Judith Lowry, born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, actress, Effect of Gamma Rays ...
1882 Walther Meissner, German physicist, Meissner effect
1874 Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect
1874 Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist, Stark effect, Nobel 1919
1873 Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer, Schwarzschild effect
1868 Constitution of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg comes into effect
1868 Robert A. Millikan, U.S. physicist, photoelectric effect; Nobel 1923
1865 Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Zeeman effect, Nobel 1902
1863 1st wartime conscription law in U.S. goes into effect
1855 Edwin H Hall, U.S. physicist, Hall effect
1850 Investigator, 1st ship to effect northwest passage, leaves England
1849 M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing and sees cleaning effect
1834 German Tolunie goes into effect
1803 Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist, Doppler effect
1798 New conscription law goes into effect in France
1789 U.S. constitution goes into effect
1789 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)
1788 U.S. Constitution goes into effect as New Hampshire is 9th to ratify
1765 Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies
1701 Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom
1662 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect
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