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Votes
1997
Baseball's triple A Anerican Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
1995
US Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations
1995
Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)
1995
Quebec Referendum votes to remain part of Canada
1995
Senate Ethics committee votes 6-0 to ask for expulsion of Bob Packwood
1994
Norway votes against joining European Union
1994
Helmut Kohl elected German chancellor (341-340 votes)
1994
House votes to end lobbyists buying meals and entertainment for Congress
1994
U.N. votes 12-0 (2 abstentions) to authorize use of force against Haiti
1994
33.3% of Austria votes for ultra-right FP
1993
Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st U.S. state
1993
Brazil votes over importing monarchy
1993
Eritrea votes to secede from Ethiopia
1993
Brazil votes against a monarchy
1992
U.N. Security Council votes unanimous for U.S. led forces to enter Somalia
1992
Frances votes in favor of Maastricht treaty
1992
U.N. Security Council votes 12-0 (3 abstentions) to dump Yugoslavia
1992
House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates
1992
FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service
1992
New York City's MTA votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993
1992
U.N. votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting
1992
Ethic committee votes to reveal congressmen who bounced checks
1991
Armenia votes on whether to remain in Soviet Union
1991
Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia
1991
Senate votes to allow women to fly combat aircraft
1991
Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R.
1991
Georgian SSR votes on whether to remain in the Soviet Union
1991
Switzerland votes on lowering voting age from 20 to 18
1991
U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq
1991
Lithuania votes for independence from U.S.S.R.
1990
U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court
1990
Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing
1990
U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 to place economic sanctions against Iraq
1990
Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence
1990
Nicaraguans votes out Sandinistas
1989
1st free elections in U.S.S.R.; 190 M votes cast; Boris Yeltsin wins
1988
U.N. votes 151-2 (Isr and U.S.) to move PLO debate to Geneva, British abstains
1988
Senate votes for major federal tax code changes
1988
Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II
1988
Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
1986
U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars
1985
Senate votes 55-45, to authorize production of the MX missile
1983
Israel's Knesset votes 60-53 to endorse Yitzhak Shamir as PM
1983
U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner
1982
International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985)
1981
Exec Board of Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29
1981
Exec Board of Baseball Players Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved
1980
Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games
1980
Egyptian parliament votes to end boycott of Israel
1979
International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China
1979
NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers)
1978
Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999
1978
Dutch 2nd Chamber votes against neutron bomb
1978
Israeli government votes to 'strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai
1976
U.N. Security Council votes 11-1 to seat Palestine Liberation Org
1975
House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to Gen Robert E. Lee
1974
House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up
1974
House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommends Nixon impeachment
1973
NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington D.C. (doesn't happen)
1973
Senate votes 92-3 to confirm Gerald R Ford as VP
1972
Danish population votes for European Common Market membership
1972
Norway votes to join common market
1972
British Parliament votes to join European Common Market
1971
U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China
1970
Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1969
Brit House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty
1967
AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams
1967
Gibraltar votes 12,138 to 44 to remain British and not Spanish
1967
Fr Somaliland (Djibouti) votes to continue association with France
1966
U.S. Supreme Courts votes 4-3 allowing Braves to move to Atlanta
1963
IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
1963
Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone
1962
Algeria votes for independence
1961
Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
1960
NL votes to admit Houston and New York to league
1960
Baseball's NL votes to add Houston and New York franchises
1958
Guinea votes for independence from France
1957
AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)
1951
Swiss males votes against female suffrage
1950
International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52
1950
Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III
1949
AL votes down proposal to revive spitball
1949
Knesset votes to transfer Israel's capital to Jerusalem
1949
AL votes 7-1 rejecting legalizing the spitball
1949
American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out
1948
Ireland votes for independence from UK
1948
Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry
1947
Spain votes for Franco monarchy
1946
U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City
1946
Greece votes for monarchy
1941
British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3)
1935
Pacific Assoc of AAU votes not to participate in Berlin Olympics
1934
NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team)
1933
Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes)
1930
AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP
1922
Dutch 2nd Chamber votes for child labor laws
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
1921
Salzburg, Austria, votes to join Germany
1920
AL votes to let spitball pitchers to continue using it
1920
NL votes 6-2 for 1 commissioner AL votes 6-2 to keep group commission
1920
U.S. Senate votes against membership in League of Nations
1919
NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers
1916
NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)
1916
NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats
1912
China votes for universal human rights
1905
French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state
1888
Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes
1861
Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union
1861
Arizona Territory votes to leave the Union
1861
Tennessee votes against secession
1860
South Carolina votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede
1854
1st election in Washington Territory; 1,682 votes cast
1845
Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S.
1788
Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
1660
Parliament meets and votes to restore Charles II
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