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70,000 British university staff vote in favor of strike over pay and pension disputes

October 24, 2022 01:31:17 PM

The University and College Union (UCU) Monday announced that UCU members voted “overwhelmingly in favor” of a strike. The vote was sparked by pay disputes and pension cuts for British university staff. The UCU held the vote on October 21. Over 70,000 staff from 150 universities participated in the vote. The results showed 81.1% of [...]

Texas appeals court reverses death sentence for third time

October 5, 2005 07:18:00 PM

The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals Wednesday reversed for a third time the death sentence of John Paul Penry , a convicted killer whose death sentence was twice reversed by the US...

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Supreme Court said busing could be used to achieve racial integration

On April 20, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

League of Nations dissolved

On April 20, 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the close of its final session. Thirty-four countries had attended the final meeting at which they elected to dismantle the organization and bequeath its assets to the United Nations.

Read a history of League of Nations from the UN.

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