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71History of the Philippines — The History of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30,000 years ago.Harvnb|Dolan|1991 3] The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan on Homonhon… …
72Law of the United States — The law of the United States was originally largely derived from the common law system of English law, which was in force at the time of the Revolutionary War. [Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law , 3rd ed. (New York: Touchstone,… …
73National Emergencies Act — The National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 1651) is a United States federal law passed in 1976 to stop open ended states of national emergency and formalize the power of Congress to provide certain checks and balances on the emergency powers of …
74Geary Act — The Geary Act was a United States law passed in 1892 written by California Congressman Thomas J. Geary. It extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 by adding onerous new requirements. The law required all Chinese residents of the United States… …
75Letters to the inhabitants of Canada — The Letters to the inhabitants of Canada were three letters written by the first and second Continental Congresses to communicate directly with the population of the Province of Quebec, formerly Canada, which had no representative system at the… …
76Coercion Act — The Coercion Acts, formally Protection of Person and Property Acts were Acts of Parliament to respond with force to popular discontent and disorder. London In December 1816, a mass meeting took place at Spa Fields near London due to the… …
77Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland — The Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland provided that a court could refuse bail to a suspect where it feared that while at liberty they would commit a criminal offence. It was effected by the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution …
78Chronology of the Irish Civil War — The Irish Civil War, was fought between June 1922 and May 1923. On one side was the National Army of the Irish Free State established by the Anglo Irish Treaty which ended the Irish War of Independence (1919 1921) with Britain. Opponents of the… …
79Outline of the American Civil War — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the American Civil War: American Civil War – civil war in the United States of America that lasted from 1861 to 1865. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession… …
80Theory of the two demons — The theory of the two demons (Spanish: Teoría de los dos demonios) is a rhetorical device used in Argentine political discourse to disqualify arguments that appear to morally equate violent political subversion with illegal repressive activities… …
