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2007 Nancy Pelosi is elected Speaker of the House, by a vote of 233-202 2004 George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote 2000 Supreme Court halts Florida vote recount 2000 Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush 1995 Amendment to make it illegal to physically desecrate the flag turned down by senate 63-36 (need 2/3 vote) 1994 All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season 1994 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days] Dr. Nomaza Paintin in NZ is 1st black South African to vote 1994 William Natcher, (Rep-D-Ky), casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote 1993 Curaeaose vote to remain part of Dutch Antilles 1993 Danish people vote in favor of ratifying the Maastricht Treaty 1992 FCC vote 4-1 to allow Infinity to purchase Cook Inlet stations 1991 U.N. reverses ruling that Zionism is racism by 111-25 (13 abstain) vote 1991 Ukrainian people vote for independence 1991 Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris HR record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1991 Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 1991 Creditors vote to support Greyhound Bus reorganization plan 1991 Latvia and Estonia vote to become independent of the U.S.S.R. 1991 Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1990 Slovenians vote to secede from Yugoslavia 1990 U.N. Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq 1990 Denver vote for a 1% sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise 1990 U.S. House of Representatives vote 254-177 to stop U.S. flag burning, doesn't pass 1989 NFL owners vote unanimously to form WLAF 1989 U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate 1988 17% vote extremely-right Flemish Block in Belgium 1988 Arizona House of Representatives vote to impeach Republican Gov Evan Mecham 1987 FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters 1987 Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition, vote to admit women 1983 Anglican synod vote 338-100 against unilateral U.K. nuclear disarmament 1982 Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract 1982 Shultz warns U.S. will withdraw from United Nations if they vote to exclude Israel 1982 Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0 1982 Voting Rights Act of 1965 extended by Senate by 85-8 vote 1977 Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve new Canal treaties 1977 Ian Smith, espousing racial segregation, wins Rhodesian general election with 80% of overwhelmingly white electorate's vote 1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by House Judiciary Committee 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley) 1972 U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote 1972 Players on White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary 1969 Temp Commissioner Bowie Kuhn elected for 7-year term by unanimous vote 1966 Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote 1964 For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington D.C. permitted to vote 1964 Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas 1964 U.S. Supreme Court rules - 1 man 1 vote (Westberry vs. Sanders) 1964 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1962 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote 1962 North Korea reports 100% election turnout, 100% vote for Workers' Party 1962 St. Louis vote to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals 1961 23rd Amendment ratified, allows Washington D.C. residents to vote for pres 1961 Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote and parliament by a single seat 1960 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually 1959 Players vote Henry Aaron unanimously for the All-Star Game 1959 Swiss males vote against voting rights for women 1958 Egypt-Syria as UAR elect Nasser president with 99.9 percent of the vote 1957 New York Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to San Francisco in 1958 1954 J. S. Thurmond is 1st senator elected by write-in vote (SC) 1954 Major league owners vote down sale of A's to a Philadelphia syndicate 1954 Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated 1951 Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1950 Baseball owners vote to drop 4-year old bonus and high school rule 1950 Baseball owners vote 9-7 not to renew Commissioner Chandler's contract 1949 Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO) 1949 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains) 1949 Presidential election in Syria (some women allowed to vote) 1949 By a vote of 37-12, Israel becomes 59th member of U.N. 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants 1945 Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time 1939 Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1935 Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote) 1935 1st election to allow women to vote in Turkey 1934 U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switz and Portugal vote no) 1933 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1933 Nazis receive 92% of vote in Germany 1933 Spanish Basques vote for autonomy 1933 Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 1928 Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds 1924 Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament 1924 Volkische Block (Nazi's) receives 17.8% of vote in Bayern 1923 Dutch 2nd Chamber rejects Fleet laws (50-49 vote) 1922 Women 1st vote in Dutch elections, Christian parties win 1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote 1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1920 Swiss men vote against women's suffrage 1918 House of Representatives passes amendment allowing women to vote 1918 Britain grants women (30 and over) vote 1917 New York state allows women to vote 1915 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote 1915 House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1913 17th amendment provides for election of senators by popular vote 1913 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1912 Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage 1910 1st Washington State election in which women could vote 1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote 1905 Whites win right to vote in South Africa 1903 Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage 1893 New Zealand is 1st country to grant all its women the right to vote 1877 Rutherford B Hayes (R) declared president despite Samuel J Tilden (D) winning the popular vote, but is 1 electoral vote shy of victory 1873 Susan B. Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President 1872 Susan B. Anthony fined for trying to vote 1872 Susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote 1870 White conservatives suppresed black vote and captured Tenn legislature 1870 1st black to vote in U.S. (Thomas P Mundy of Perth Amboy New Jersey) 1870 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race 1869 Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (U.S. 1st) 1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1868 President Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by 1 vote 1868 By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1868 House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1867 Blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South 1867 Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama 1861 People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union 1861 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession 1844 Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote 1837 Canada gives blacks the right to vote 1824 Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams 1776 New Jersey gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50œ right to vote 1776 1st vote on Declaration of Independence 1647 Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council

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