2012 Event A U.S. gene sequencing company, Illumina, adopts a poison pill strategy, fighting against a hostile big by Roche Holding 1996 Event South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution 1991 Event NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute 1991 Event U.N. Security Council adopts Gulf War truce resolution 1989 Event Chad adopts its Constitution 1988 Event Brazil adopts its Constitution 1988 Event South Korea adopts constitution 1987 Event Ethiopia adopts constitution 1987 Event WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format 1987 Event National Federation of High School adopts college 3 point shot (21 feet) 1987 Event Philippines adopts constitution 1986 Event Central African Republic adopts constitution 1986 Event NCAA adopts 3-point basketball rule (19 feet 9 inch distance) 1986 Event NFL adopts instant replay rule 1985 Event Sudan adopts interim constitution 1985 Event Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) adopts constitution 1985 Event South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands adopts constitution 1985 Event Guatemala adopts constitution 1985 Event French government adopts equal electoral system 1984 Event South Africa adopts constitution 1984 Event Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution 1984 Event Tanzania adopts constitution 1983 Event El Salvador adopts constitution 1983 Event Haiti adopts constitution 1983 Event Netherlands adopts constitution 1982 Event China adopts its constitution 1982 Event Turkey adopts constitution 1982 Event Equatorial Guinea adopts constitution 1982 Event Guinea adopts constitution 1982 Event Canada adopts its constitution 1982 Event Anguilla, dependent territory of U.K., adopts constitution 1982 Event Honduras adopts constitution 1981 Event Burundia adopts its constitution 1981 Event Cambodia adopts its constitution 1981 Event Palau adopts constitution 1980 Event Vietnam adopts constitution 1980 Event Guyana adopts constitution 1980 Event Chile adopts its constitution 1980 Event Cape Verde adopts its constitution 1980 Event Peru adopts constitution, Fernando Belaunde Terry becomes president 1979 Event Togo adopts constitution 1979 Event Zimbabwe adopts constitution 1979 Event Nigeria adopts constitution, Alhaji Shagari becomes president 1979 Event Ghana adopts constitution 1979 Event Somali adopts constitution 1979 Event Ecuador adopts its constitution 1979 Event Congo adopts constitution 1979 Event Seychelles adopts constitution 1978 Event Thailand adopts constitution 1978 Event Spain adopts constitution 1978 Event Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1978 Event People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South) adopts constitution 1978 Event Comoros adopts constitution 1978 Event Sierra Leone adopts constitution 1977 Event U.S.S.R. adopts constitution 1977 Event British Virgin Islands adopts constitution 1977 Event Benin adopts its constitution 1977 Event Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards 1976 Event Trinidad and Tobago adopts constitution 1976 Event Turks and Caicos Islands adopts constitution 1976 Event Portugal adopts constitution 1976 Event Cuba adopts its constitution 1976 Event Macau adopts constitution (Organic Law of Macau) 1975 Event Madagascar adopts constitution 1975 Event Sao Tome and Principe adopts constitution 1975 Event Greece adopts constitution 1975 Event Sweden adopts constitution 1974 Event Malta adopts constitution 1974 Event NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff 1974 Event Yugoslavia adopts constitution 1973 Event Grenada adopts constitution 1973 Event Zambia adopts constitution 1973 Event Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1973 Event Bahrain adopts it's constitution 1973 Event Sudan adopts constitution 1973 Event NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie quarterbacks, 1-19) 1973 Event Syria adopts constitution 1973 Event Morocco adopts constitution 1973 Event American League adopts designated hitter rule 1972 Event Bangladesh adopts constitution 1972 Event Panama adopts constitution 1971 Event Egypt adopts its constitution 1971 Event Bulgaria adopts it's constitution 1970 Event Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution 1970 Event Senegal adopts constitution 1969 Event Libya adopts constitution 1969 Event Gibraltar adopts constitution 1968 Event Motion Picture Association of America adopts film rating system 1968 Event Iraq adopts constitution 1968 Event Bermuda adopts its constitution 1968 Event East Germany adopts constitution 1968 Event British adopts year-round daylight savings time 1968 Event Nauru adopts constitution 1967 Event Zaire adopts constitution 1967 Event Bolivia adopts its constitution 1967 Event St. Helena adopts constitution 1966 Event Dominican Republic adopts constitution 1966 Event Uruguay adopts constitution 1965 Event Romania adopts constitution 1965 Event NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster 1964 Event Canada adopts maple leaf flag 1964 Event Maldives adopts constitution 1963 Event Senegal adopts constitution 1962 Event Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) 1962 Event U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1961 Event Mauritania adopts constitution 1961 Event Gabon adopts constitution 1961 Event Venezuela adopts constitution 1960 Event Ivory Coast adopts constitution 1960 Event Czechoslovakia adopts Constitution 1960 Event Mongolia adopts constitution 1960 Event Montserrat adopts constitution 1959 Event U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights 1959 Event Singapore adopts constitution 1959 Event Gabon adopts its constitution 1958 Event France adopts constitution 1957 Event Republic of India adopts Saka calendar along with Gregorian 1957 Event United Nations adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt 1954 Event 1st National People's Congress adopts Chinese constitution 1954 Event Virgin Islands (U.S.) adopts constitution (Revised Organic Act) 1954 Event NBA adopts 24-second shot clock and 6 team-foul rule 1953 Event Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner) 1953 Event Denmark adopts a new constitution 1952 Event Poland adopts Communist-imposed Constitution 1952 Event Jordan adopts constitution 1950 Event Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) 1949 Event India adopts a constitution as a British Commonwealth Republic 1949 Event Costa Rica adopts Constitution 1949 Event Hungary adopts constitution 1948 Event U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Event American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1948 Event U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Event Italy adopts constitution 1947 Event Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution 1946 Event Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic 1944 Event Iceland adopts constitution 1943 Event NFL adopts free substitution rule 1937 Event Ireland adopts constitution (Irish Free State becomes Eire) 1935 Event NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 1934 Event NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season 1931 Event Canadian Rugby Union adopts the forward pass 1931 Event National League adopts a deader baseball 1926 Event Lebanon adopts constitution 1925 Event Turkey adopts Gregorian calendar 1925 Event Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1923 Event U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks" 1923 Event U.S.S.R. adopts experimental calendar 1922 Event Irish Parliament adopts a constitution for an Irish Free State 1921 Event Brazil adopts women suffrage 1920 Event Greece adopts the Gregorian calendar 1919 Event Finland adopts constitution 1918 Event U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar (originally Feb 1) 1918 Event Russia adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Feb 14) 1918 Event Finland and U.S.S.R. adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar 1912 Event China adopts Gregorian calendar 1906 Event Ecuador adopts its constitution 1906 Event International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help 1906 Event Alberta adopts Mountain Standard Time 1898 Event Louisiana adopts new constitution with "grandfather clause" designed to eliminate black voters 1897 Event Japan adopts Gold Standard 1895 Event Norway adopts Mid-European time 1894 Event Denmark adopts Mid-European time 1893 Event Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar 1886 Event Colombia adopts constitution 1884 Event U.S. adopts Standard Time 1883 Event New Brunswick adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902) 1877 Event Burkina adopts its constitution 1875 Event Tonga adopts constitution 1867 Event Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line 1865 Event Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery 1862 Event Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal 1861 Event Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution 1853 Event Argentina adopts it's constitution 1831 Event Belgium adopts it's Constitution 1786 Event Congress adopts silver dollar and decimal system of money 1785 Event Congress resolves U.S. currency named "dollar" and adopts decimal coinage 1781 Event Continental Congress adopts Articles of Confederation 1777 Event Vermont becomes 1st state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage 1777 Event Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag 1777 Event New York adopts new constitution as an independent state 1777 Event New York adopts new constitution as an independent state 1776 Event Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1776 Event Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution 1752 Event U.S. and England adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1752 Event U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) 1701 Event Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) 1701 Event Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 1689 Event English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution 1689 Event British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights 1641 Event General court declares RI a democracy and adopts new constitution 1622 Event Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1606 Event England adopts Union Jack as its flag 1600 Event San Marino adopts constitution 1584 Event Bohemia adopts Gregorian calendar 1582 Event Zealand/Brabant adopts Gregorian calendar, yesterday was Dec 14th 1582 Event Flanders adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is Jan 1 1583 1079 Event Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar 990 Event Russia adopts Julian calendar 597 Event England adopts Julian calendar 69 Event Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Caesar
