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Bolivian president offers second resignation

[JURIST] Bolivian President Carlos Mesa [Wikipedia profile, official website in Spanish] tendered his resignation late Monday for the second time in four months following weeks of protests [BBC report] throughout the country. The Bolivian Congress rejected his first attempt to resign under similar circumstances in March. In an attempt to end the confrontations Mesa last week initiated a process to change the nation's constitution [JURIST report]. ISN has more.

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Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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