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1996 Curaeao gains limited form of self rule (Status Aparte)
1994 Ladislav Fuks, writer, novelist, psychological novels, involving despair, suffering, experience of Fascist rule, dies at 70 1993 President Lissouba calls emergency rule in Congo-Brazzaville 1992 Slovak parliament asks for self rule 1991 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu 1989 Hungary proclaims itself a republic and declares communist rule ended 1989 U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate 1986 NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance) 1986 NFL adopts instant replay rule 1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1979 Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) 1978 Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule 1976 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule 1976 Ja Rule, American Musician 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule 1975 Senate revises filibuster rule, allows 60 senators to limit debate 1974 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster 1974 Dick Woodson is 1st of 48 to invoke baseball's new arbitration rule 1973 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule 1973 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout) 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule 1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland 1971 Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule 1970 International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1966 Sandra Spuzich/Jack Rule wins Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf 1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule 1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule 1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time 1961 PGA eliminates caucasians only rule 1957 NBA modifies the free-throw rule 1954 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule 1954 NBA adopts 24-second shot clock and 6 team-foul rule 1954 Miltary rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested 1953 New balk rule gives the batter option; of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk 1953 1939 sacrifice fly rule restored: no time at bat for sac fly 1952 Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid 1951 AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games 1951 Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest 1950 Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule 1950 American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule 1950 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) 1946 Minister Drees begins emergency rule of old age facilities 1945 South Korea liberated from Japanese rule 1943 NFL adopts free substitution rule 1935 Ann Rule, American Writer 1934 NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season 1933 Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line) 1931 Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife 1931 Jane Rule, Canadian Author 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book 1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1928 Margaret Rule, consultant, Mary Rose Trust 1923 Ladislav Fuks, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, writer, novelist, psychological novels, involving despair, suffering, experience of Fascist rule, received doctorate at Charles University in Prague 1921 Joel Asaph Allen, U.S. zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83 1920 King George V signs Home Rule Act 1920 British parliament accept Irish "Home Rule"-law 1919 Government of Ireland Act of Power (Home Rule for Ireland) 1914 Irish home rule bill receive Royal assent 1914 Armed resistance against British rule begins in Ulster 1914 British House of Commons passes Irish Home Rule 1913 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1912 U.S. Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion 1906 New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls 1896 Jose Mercado Rizal, anti-Spanish rule of Philippines proponent, dies 1891 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party leader, dies at 45 1879 Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins 1877 Antoine A Cournot, French mathematician (rule of C), dies at 75 1861 Russians shoot at Poles protesting Russian rule of Poland 1846 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member 1845 1st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code 1838 Joel Asaph Allen, U.S. zoologist, Rule of Allen 1824 Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book 1815 Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1801 Antoine A. Cournot, French philosopher/mathematician, rule of Cournot 1783 Simon Bolivar, freed 6 Latin American republics from Spanish rule 1779 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor, slide rule, pocket chessboard 1778 Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 1765 Mass colonists challenge British rule by an Elm (Liberty Tree) 1761 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rule of Simpson), dies at 50 1710 Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer, Alfred, Rule Britannia 1700 James Thomson, songwriter, Rule Britannia 1694 Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 1657 Imre Thokoly, Hungary, patriot, opposed Habsburg rule 1647 People's uprising against high prices and Spanish rule in Naples 1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule 1574 William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor, slide rule 1554 Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule |
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