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Legality of polygamy in the United States

Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam,[1] and Puerto Rico.[2] Because state laws exist, polygamy is not actively prosecuted at the federal level.[3] Many US courts (e.g. Turner v. S., 212 Miss. 590, 55 So.2d 228) treat bigamy as a strict liability crime: in some jurisdictions, a person can be convicted of a felony even if he reasonably believe...

Naming rights

Legal right to give a name to a facility or event The main indoor arena in Salt Lake City was known as the Delta Center from 1991 to 2006. In 2023, Delta Air Lines re-bought the naming rights. The arena in Salt Lake City pictured in 2006, a temporary banner covering the previous branding Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising or memorialization whereby a corporation, person, or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, object, location, program, or event ...

Walking the plank

Form of execution for pirates at sea Walk the plank redirects here. For other uses, see Walk the Plank (disambiguation). Artist's conception of walking the plank (illustration by Howard Pyle for Harper's Magazine, 1887) Walking the plank was a method of execution practiced on special occasion by pirates, mutineers, and other rogue seafarers. For the amusement of the perpetrators and the psychological torture of the victims, captives were bound so they could not swim or tread water and forced ...

1984 United States Senate election in North Carolina

1984 United States Senate election in North Carolina ← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 → Nominee Jesse Helms Jim Hunt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,156,768 1,070,488 Percentage 51.66% 47.81% County results Helms: 50– 60% 60–70% 70–80% Hunt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ...

Prva makedonska fudbalska liga 2002-2003

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Distress signal

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Era of Good Feelings

Period in the political history of the United States Era of Good Feelings1817–1825Independence Day Celebration in Centre Square by John Lewis Krimmel, 1819President(s)James MonroeKey eventsMissouri CompromisePanic of 1819Adams-Onis TreatyMonroe DoctrineChronology Jeffersonian era Jacksonian era This article is part of a series on theHistory of the United States Timeline and periodsPrehistoric and Pre-Columbian Erauntil 1607Colonial Era 1607–17651776–1789 American ...

Azwar Abubakar

Azwar AbubakarPotret resmi, 2011 Menteri Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara dan Reformasi Birokrasi Indonesia ke-15Masa jabatan19 Oktober 2011 – 20 Oktober 2014PresidenSusilo Bambang YudhoyonoPendahuluE.E. MangindaanPenggantiYuddy ChrisnandiAnggota Dewan Perwakilan RakyatMasa jabatan1 Oktober 2009 – 19 Oktober 2011PenggantiSayed Mustafa UsabDaerah pemilihanAceh IPenjabat Gubernur Nanggroe Aceh DarussalamMasa jabatan19 Juli 2004 – 30 Desember 2005PendahuluAbdull...

HyperTransport

Computer processor interconnection technology first introduced in 2001 Not to be confused with Hyper-Threading, which is also sometimes abbreviated HT. Logo of the HyperTransport Consortium HyperTransport (HT), formerly known as Lightning Data Transport, is a technology for interconnection of computer processors. It is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, low-latency point-to-point link that was introduced on April 2, 2001.[1] The HyperTransport Consortium is in charge of p...

Delta County, Texas

County in Texas, United States County in TexasDelta CountyCountyDelta County Courthouse in CooperLocation within the U.S. state of TexasTexas's location within the U.S.Coordinates: 33°23′N 95°40′W / 33.39°N 95.67°W / 33.39; -95.67Country United StatesState TexasFounded1870SeatCooperLargest cityCooperArea • Total278 sq mi (720 km2) • Land257 sq mi (670 km2) • Water21 sq mi (50&...

Wilbur Lucius Cross

American politician and scholar (1862–1948) Wilbur Lucius Cross71st Governor of ConnecticutIn officeJanuary 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939LieutenantSamuel R. SpencerRoy C. WilcoxT. Frank HayesPreceded byJohn H. TrumbullSucceeded byRaymond E. Baldwin Personal detailsBorn(1862-04-10)April 10, 1862Mansfield, Connecticut, U.S.DiedOctober 5, 1948(1948-10-05) (aged 86)New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.Political partyDemocraticSpouseHelen Baldwin Avery CrossChildrenWilbur Lucius Cross, Jr...

Gustave Flaubert

Gustave FlaubertLahir(1821-12-12)12 Desember 1821Rouen, PrancisMeninggal8 Mei 1880(1880-05-08) (umur 58)Rouen, PrancisPekerjaanNovelis, DramawanKebangsaanPrancisGenreProsa fiksiAliran sastraRealisme, Romantisme Gustave Flaubert (pengucapan bahasa Prancis: [ɡystav flobɛʁ]) (12 Desember 1821 – 8 Mei 1880) adalah seorang penulis berkebangsaan Prancis yang dikenal luas karena terbitan novel perdananya yaitu Madame Bovary (1857), dan juga atas dedikasinya yang tin...

コルク

この記事は検証可能な参考文献や出典が全く示されていないか、不十分です。出典を追加して記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。（このテンプレートの使い方）出典検索?: コルク – ニュース · 書籍 · スカラー · CiNii · J-STAGE · NDL · dlib.jp · ジャパンサーチ · TWL（2017年4月）コルクを打ち抜いて作った瓶の栓コルク（木栓、�...

Amiral Charner (aviso colonial)

Pour les autres navires du même nom, voir Amiral Charner. Cet article est une ébauche concernant un bateau ou un navire et la Marine française. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. Amiral Charner Type Aviso colonial Classe Bougainville Histoire A servi dans Marine nationale Chantier naval Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde Lancement 1932 Statut Sabordé en 1945 Équipage Équipage 14 officiers...

Roskilde

Town in Zealand, DenmarkRoskildeTownRoskilde Cathedral SealCoat of armsRoskildeLocation in DenmarkShow map of DenmarkRoskildeRoskilde (Denmark Region Zealand)Show map of Denmark Region ZealandCoordinates: 55°39′N 12°05′E / 55.650°N 12.083°E / 55.650; 12.083CountryDenmarkRegionZealand (Sjælland)MunicipalityRoskildeEstablished980sGovernment • MayorThomas Bredam (S)Area • Urban21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi)Population (1 January ...

Bijia Mountain

Island in Liaodong Bay, Bohai Sea, China Bijia Mountain at high tide Bijia Mountain (Chinese: 笔架山; pinyin: bǐjiàshān) is an island located in the Liaodong Bay of China's Bohai Sea, south of the coast of the Jinzhou region of the Liaoning province, coastal China. During most times of the day, Bijiashan can only be accessed by boat. But when the sea recedes, a natural zigzagging cobblestone causeway (a tombolo), over 10 metres wide, links the island to the mainland.[1] ...

1884 London Bridge attack

Illustration by W. H. Overend, Illustrated London News, 20 December 1884 On Saturday 13 December 1884 two American-Irish Republicans carried out a dynamite attack on London Bridge as part of the Fenian dynamite campaign. The bomb went off prematurely while the men were in a boat attaching it to a bridge pier at 5.45 pm during the evening rush hour.[1] There was little damage to the bridge, and no casualties other than the bombers, who died instantly. However, there was considerable c...

2019 in Sri Lanka

List of events ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in Sri Lanka → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2019 Timeline of Sri Lankan history This page lists notable events that took place in the year 2019 in Sri Lanka. The year 2019 had the fewest non-working holidays in the country as most of the public holidays fell on weekends.[1] Incumbents National President Prime Minister Speaker Chief Justice Opposition Leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa(Age 70) Mahinda...

Dover 400

Drydene 311NASCAR Cup SeriesTempatDover International SpeedwayLokasiDover, Delaware, U.S.Perusahaan sponsorDrydene[1]Lomba pertama1971Lomba terakhir2020Jarak tempuh400 mil (643,738 km)Jumlah putaran400Stages 1/2: 120 eachFinal stage: 160Nama sebelumnya Delaware 500 (1971–1978, 1984–1988) CRC Chemicals 500 (1979–1982) Budweiser 500 (1983) Peak Performance 500 (1989) Peak AntiFreeze 500 (1990–1992) SplitFire Spark Plug 500 (1993–1994) MBNA 500 (1995–1996) MBNA 400 (1997...

Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya

Nepalese monk Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya Mahapragya (left) and the other Buddhist monks exiled in 1926. Expelled Buddhist monks Tsering Norbu (seated, left), Mahapragya (seated, right) and (standing, from left) Mahaviryya, Mahachandra, Mahakhanti and Mahagnana in Bodh Gaya, India in 1926. Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya (Nepali: बौद्धऋषि महाप्रज्ञा; born Nani Kaji Shrestha; 21 May 1901 – 1979) was one of the most influential figures in the revival of Theravada Bud...