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1993 Frito Lay pays court ordered $2,500,000 to Tom Wait for using his song
1992 Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support 1990 Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years 1990 Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill 1985 Virtual ban on leaded gas ordered by EPA 1981 Neva Rockefeller is 1st woman ordered to pay her husband alimony 1981 George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine" 1977 Radio Shack issues a press release introducing TRS-80 computer 25 existed, within weeks thousands were ordered 1975 Boston begins court ordered busing of public schools 1974 John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days 1969 Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial 1969 State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances 1968 Lynda Johnson ordered off San Francisco cable car for eating an ice cream cone 1967 Royal Canadian Mint ordered to start converting 10 cent and 25 cent coins to pure nickel as soon as possible 1967 Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted 1965 U.S. troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam 1965 U.S. ordered the 1st combat troops to Vietnam 1944 King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1942 Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David 1941 All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star 1939 Jews in Lodz Poland ordered to wear yellow star of David 1917 After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1861 Manassas, Virginia General Beauregard requests reinforcements for his 22,000 men, General Johnston is ordered to Manassas 1861 President Lincoln ordered Federal Troops to evacuate Indian Territory 1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 1651 Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas" |
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