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unusual facts about Proclamation


Flag of Quebec

The flag was adopted by Royal Proclamation, and the news was presented to the Legislative Assembly more or less as a fait accompli.


1st unofficial Chess Olympiad

On 20 July, the last day of the games, 15 delegates from all over the World signed the proclamation act of the International Chess Federation (originally known as Fédération Internationale des Échecs in French) and elected Dr. Alexander Rueb of Holland the first FIDE president.

Accession Council

In the case of George VI, the proclamation was reworded because Edward VIII had abdicated, rather than died, and "Emperor of India" was added at the end of the list of titles until that title was relinquished by George VI.

Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista

Contrary to common belief, it was Bautista, and not Aguinaldo, who waved the Philippine flag before the jubilant crowd on June 12, 1898, during the Philippines Proclamation of Independence in Cavit.

Anaxibius

Soon after this the Greeks left the town under the command of the adventurer Coeratades, and Anaxibius issued a proclamation, subsequently acted on by the harmost Aristarchus, that all of Cyrus's soldiers found in Byzantium should be sold as slaves.

Anglo Marri wars

A proclamation was issued on the Sind Frontier offering a reward of ten rupees for the capture of any Marri.

Anigozanthos manglesii

In November 1960, Anigozanthos manglesii was adopted as the floral emblem of Western Australia in a proclamation made by then Premier of Western Australia David Brand.

Association of Political Organisations of the Indonesian People

While PPPKI failed to achieve most of its intended goals, PPPKI was instrumental in the proclamation of the Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Oath) of 1928, in which nationalist symbols of Indonesia were adopted, namely, Bahasa Indonesia - a variant of Bahasa Melayu, was named the lingua franca; the presentation of "Indonesia Raya", the national anthem, and the red-white national flag, or Sang Saka Merah Putih, symbolising the Indonesian independence movement.

Australia Act 1986

Then, visiting Australia, at a ceremony held in Government House, Canberra, on 2 March 1986 the Queen signed a proclamation that the Australia Act (Cth) would come into force at 5 am Greenwich Mean Time on the following day.

Betty Sabo

In 2012, Governor Susana Martinez proclaimed February 10, 2012 as Betty Sabo Day, in recognition for Sabo's artistic career and community work.

Billibellary

The 1835 proclamation by Governor Richard Bourke implemented the doctrine of "terra nullius" upon which British settlement was based, reinforcing the concept that there was no prior land owner to British possession and that Aboriginal people could not sell or assign the land, and individuals could only acquire it through distribution by the Crown.

Black liberation theology

James Cone first addressed this theology after Malcolm X's proclamation in the 1950s against Christianity being taught as "a white man's religion".

Carpathian Ruthenia during World War II

The Czechoslovak government-in-exile led by President Edvard Beneš issued a proclamation in April 1944 excluding from political participation former collaborationist Hungarians, Germans, and the Russophile Ruthenian followers of Andrej Brody and the Fencik Party (who had collaborated with the Hungarians).

Carrizo Plain

On January 12, 2001, President Bill Clinton signed a Presidential proclamation establishing the Carrizo Plain as a national monument.

Constitution of Canada

The proclamation, which established an appointed colonial government, was the de facto constitution of Quebec until 1774, when the British parliament passed the Quebec Act, which expanded the province's boundaries to the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, which was one of the grievances listed in the United States Declaration of Independence.

Declarations of independence of Vietnam

#Bình Ngô đại cáo (Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu) was written by Nguyễn Trãi to speak in the name of Bình Định vương Lê Lợi in the Đinh Mùi year (1427), announcing the pacification of the Ming army, regaining the national independence, establishing the Later Lê Dynasty.

Desert bighorn sheep

In 1939, after intense lobbying by Frederick Russell Burnham and the Arizona Boy Scouts, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a proclamation to establish two desert areas in southwestern Arizona to help preserve the desert bighorn sheep: Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.

East Caribbean dollar

Queen Anne's proclamation of 1704 introduced the gold standard to the British West Indies, putting the West Indies about two hundred years ahead of the East Indies in this respect.

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation making it the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site.

Flag of Rio de Janeiro

(It was only after the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic on October 5, 1910 that Portugal began to use the colors dark green and red on their flag.)

Florence Benoît-Rohmer

She is also keen in the development of the protection of human rights within the European Union, including through the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and adherence of the Union to the European Convention on human rights, writing a regular column on human rights in the European Union to the quarterly Journal of European Law.

Freddie King

In 1993 by proclamation from the Texas Governor Ann Richards September 3, 1993, was declared Freddie King Day.

Gabo Reform

The most controversial reform at this time was the proclamation of the "Short Hair Act"(단발령, 斷髮令), i.e. cutting off the traditional Korean male Sangtu, and reformation of traditional attire.

Gaudy

At St Chad's College the College feastday begins with a proclamation of the feast and includes an early rise, college invasions, green breakfast, as well as a host of competitions that see students spread out into the City vying to win various awards.

Government of the Independent State of Croatia

On 11 April 1941, after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik, Deputy Leader of the Ustaše issued an order in which all state questions would be dealt by the Banal Government Department (Odjel banske vlasti).

Gustave Paul Cluseret

On the proclamation of the Third Republic in 1871 he set to work to organize the social revolution, first at Lyon and afterwards at Marseilles.

Guy Lionnet

They also note that he successfully campaigned for the proclamation of the Aldabra Atoll as a World Heritage Site.

History of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines

In 1965, the site of the Bureau of Animal Industry in Pandacan, Manila was reserved for the use of PCC through the proclamation of President Diosdado Macapagal.

Honorary citizen of the United States

A person of exceptional merit, generally a non-United States citizen, may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States, pursuant to authorization granted by Congress.

Jacques Gelman

The endorsement of Charlie Chaplin had secured the feature's billing, but in the eyes of French critics, it failed to live up to Chaplin's proclamation that Moreno was the leading comic of the era.

John Collias

In July 2010, over 225 of Collias’ works were collected in the book John Collias: Round About the Boise Valley, written by the artist’s grandson, journalist Nick Collias, and which featured an introduction by Statesman columnist Tim Woodward and a proclamation by Idaho Governor C.L. Butch Otter.

Johnson Tan Han Seng v. Public Prosecutor

Johnson Tan Han Seng v. Public Prosecutor 1977 2 MLJ 66 is a Malaysian case concerning the lapsing of a Proclamation of Emergency by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King).

Kaisermarsch

The victory in the Franco-Prussian War and the consequent proclamation of William I, King of Prussia, as German Emperor spurred patriotism and incited several German composers to write patriotic music dedicated to the nation and the new empire.

Kinder, Louisiana

In 1903, Louisiana Gov. William Heard issued a proclamation declaring the site the Village of Kinder.

Mary Ruthsdotter

By 1981 National Women’s History Week had been designated by the U.S. Senate and 24 governors and state legislatures, and President Jimmy Carter had issued a proclamation.

Milwaukee Does

Milwaukee mayor Henry Maier issued a proclamation likening this first game to the first professional football game, played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and the first pro baseball game, played in Cincinnati.

Monsignor Edward Pace High School

Pace's first graduating class created the first newspaper, called the Kerygma ("The Proclamation") as well as the first Torch yearbook, which acquired its name from president John F. Kennedy's inauguration speech, in which he referred to passing the "torch" to the next generation.

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

April 11, 1962– Then President Diosdado Macapagal issues Presidential Proclamation No. 31 turning over to the City of Manila for hospital purposes the national government property at the corner of Harrison and Roxas Boulevard.

Pope Urban VI

At the time of the proclamation, only 38 years had elapsed since the previous Jubilee, which was celebrated under Clement VI.

Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

OSS officers met repeatedly with Ho Chi Minh and other Viet Minh officers during late August and Archimedes Patti claims to listened to Ho read to him a draft of the Proclamation which he believed sounded very similar to the American Declaration of Independence.

Proclamation to the People of South Carolina

The Proclamation to the People of South Carolina was written by Edward Livingston and issued by Andrew Jackson on December 10, 1832.

Protection papers

The day Richard Stockton was captured, General William Howe had written a Proclamation offering protection papers and a full and free pardon to those willing to remain in peaceable obedience to the King, George III.

Revanchism

The conference was not only opened on the anniversary of the proclamation of the Second Reich, the treaty also had to be signed by the new German government in the same room, the Hall of Mirrors.

Robert K. Brown

On September 22, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Oscar Goodman issued a proclamation declaring that day to be "Soldier of Fortune Day" and "Lt. Col. Robert K. Brown Day" in honor of Soldier of Fortune magazine, its 20th annual convention in Las Vegas, and its founder and publisher.

Sahrawi National Council

It was first created by Polisario Front members and Sahrawi tribal notables as the Provisionary National Council in April or November 1975, after the proclamation of Guelta Zemmur.

Texas Lightning

Through a nomination by Steve Sivek of Baytown, Texas and the submittal by Texas State Senator Tommy Williams, the members of Texas Lightning were, by Proclamation 603 before the Texas Senate, declared to be Honorary Texans.

Unione Sindacale Italiana

After World War II and the proclamation of the Republic, former members of the union followed the guidelines of the Federazione Anarchica Italiana that called for the creation of a unitary movement, and joined the Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL).

Victoria Park, Charlottetown

Shortly after this proclamation, the name Victoria Park was assigned in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria.

Walsenburg, Colorado

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle also signed a proclamation validating the Hawaii State flag.


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