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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1790 Joseph Guillotine proposes a new, “more humane” method of execution: a machine designed to cut off the condemned person’s head as painlessly as possible
1903 The "Dick Act" creates the modern National Guard
1903 The US and Columbia sign the Hay-Herran Treaty, giving the US a 99 year lease and sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone
1950 Former State Department official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury
1974 The US Supreme Court decides that pregnant teachers can no longer be forced to take long leaves of absence
1977 President Carter urges 65 degrees as the maximum heat in homes to ease the energy crisis
1977 President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders as long as they had not been involved in violent acts
2010 In a 5-4 decision that reversed previous decisions, the US Supreme Court rules in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government cannot restrict the spending of corporations for political campaigns
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