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Spain judge charges 29 for Madrid train bombings

April 11, 2006 07:08:00 AM

A judge in Spain charged 29 individuals Tuesday for their involvement in the March 2004 Madrid train bombings . Judge Juan del Olmo charged five men with all 191 deaths in the bombings and 1,755 attempted murders,...

October 31, 2005 12:57:00 PM

Britian's military court service announced Monday that the seven British soldiers facing court-martial over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners will not stand trial until next year. The charges against the men relate to treatment of Iraqi prisoners being held...

October 16, 2005 02:32:00 PM

The UN human rights chief in Haiti said Friday that the human rights situation in the Caribbean nation had become "catastrophic". Thierry Fagart, who heads a team of some 30 UN observers, cited numerous violations of...

July 9, 2005 03:12:00 PM

The Walt Disney Co. shareholder derivative lawsuit filed in May by nephew of founder Walt Disney and Disney shareholder Roy Disney was dropped Friday evening after the two sides came to agreement. Roy Disney and...

December 5, 2004 09:20:00 PM

US military officials said Sunday that five soldiers who refused to go on a supply mission in Iraq on October 13 will not be court-martialed. The soldiers, and other members of the Army's 343rd Quartermaster Company, were under investigation...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).