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1998 Switzerland's 1st legal brothel opens in Zurich 1998 Jay Monahan, lawyer, MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 42 1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1990 East and West Germany sign a treaty to join legal and political systems 1990 South Africa Communist Party begins 1st legal conference 1990 New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1989 Danish parliament allows legal marriage among homosexuals 1989 U.S. Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non- discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting 1989 Polish labor union granted legal status 1989 Solidarity grants legal status in Poland 1983 Senate revises immigration laws, gives millions of illegal aliens legal status under an amnesty program 1978 1st legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City 1975 Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1974 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin 1971 1st legal off-track betting system begins (OTB-New York) 1961 Old type, black and white notes cease to be legal tender 1953 Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1950 U.S. Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation 1950 Charles H Houston, architect of NAACP legal campaign, dies at 54 1948 Israeli pound becomes legal tender 1948 Gareth Roscoe, legal adviser, BBC 1942 U.S. Supreme Court declares Nevada separation legal 1942 1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens 1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1939 NAACP organized Legal Defense and Education Fund 1934 Arthur Miller, legal reporter 1933 1st 2 Nazi anti-Jewish laws, bars Jews from legal and public service 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal 1929 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton 1927 John Freeland, Legal advisor U.K. foreign office 1923 Attorney General says it is legal for women to wear trousers anywhere 1919 1st legal Sunday baseball game in New York City (Phillies beat Giants 4-3) 1919 Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3 1918 Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington D.C. 1911 Edward Levi, professor, Intro to Legal Reasoning 1906 1st legal forward pass (Brandbury Robinson to Jack Schneider) 1906 William Dale, international legal consultant, dies 1887 Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state 1878 Silver dollar became U.S. legal tender 1866 Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada 1866 Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in U.S. 1857 Congress outlaws foreign currency as legal tender in U.S. 1763 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies 1749 Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal 1586 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor 311 Emperor Galerius legal recognizes Christians in the Roman Empire

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