2015 Event In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties 2014 Event Palestine will be officially recognized as a sovereign state by the new government of Sweden; though the U.N. General Assembly supported such recognition two years ago, few nations have officially extended this recognition 2013 Event Falkland Island voters head to the polls to participate in their general election and elect Legislative Assembly members 2013 Event The 68th UN Assembly opens 2013 Event A meeting of the U.N. General Assembly organized by former Serbian foreign minister, Vuk Jeremic, is boycotted by the United States, Jordan and Canada 2013 Event The Arms Trade Treaty, the first-ever bill to regulate the global trade in conventional weapons, is passed by the U.N. General Assembly 2012 Event Airbus announces it's plan to invest $600 million to open an assembly plant in Mobile, Alabama 2012 Event Germany's Federal Assembly elects Joachim Gauck President of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011 Event The General Assembly of Rhode Island passes legislation allowing same-sex couples to enter civil unions 2010 Event Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is granted temporary powers to pass laws by decree, negating any required review or support from the National Assembly 2010 Event Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas communicates that Palestinians desire a 'comprehensive and just' peace agreement; he requests Israel cease its policy of building settlements in the West Bank 1996 Death Robert J. Morris, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, dies at 81 1996 Event South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution 1991 Event NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud 1990 Event HCA, Helsinki Citizens Assembly, forms in Prague 1990 Event Deposed emir of Kuwait address United Nations General Assembly 1989 Event Poland's Sejm (National Assembly) approves prime minister Mazowiecki 1988 Event U.N. General Assembly (151-2) censures U.S. for refusing PLO's Arafat visa 1988 Event Haiti's general assembly dissolves 1986 Event Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves 1983 Event Nigeria's National Assembly dissolves after military coup 1983 Death Edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA 1982 Event President Reagan 1st United Nations General Assembly address, "evil empire" speech 1980 Event Columbia mated to SRBs and external tank at Vehicle Assembly Building 1976 Event U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979 - Year of Child 1976 Event U.N. General Assembly re-elects Kurt Waldheim secretary-General 1976 Event U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa 1976 Event East-Timor People's Assembly accepts annexation through Indonesia 1976 Event Elections in Vietnam for a National Assembly to reunite the country 1975 Event U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism 1974 Event U.N. General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty 1974 Event South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies 1971 Event U.N. General Assembly ratifies Kurt Waldheim as Secretary-General 1970 Event U.N. General Assembly accepts membership of China PR 1962 Event U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1962 Event U.N. General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) 1961 Event General Assembly unanimously elects U Thant acting secretary general 1961 Event U.N. General Assembly condemns South Africa's apartheid 1960 Event Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly 1960 Event U.N. General Assembly admit 13 African countries and Cyprus (96 nations) 1950 Event U.N. General Assembly establishes High Commission for Refugees (Nobel 1954) 1948 Event U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Event U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide 1947 Event Italian constituent assembly adopts new constitution 1947 Event U.N. General Assembly partitions Palestine between Arabs and Jews 1947 Event U.N. General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly 2nd session convenes (1st New York City-Flushing Meadows) 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly meets for 1st time in London 1946 Event National Assembly proclaims Hungary a republic 1945 Birthday John Bowis, born in Brighton, England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Battersea, member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 1935 Birthday Ruth Clarke, Moderator, General Assembly of the United Reform Church 1932 Birthday Donald Hilton, Moderator, General Assembly of United Reformed Church 1931 Event 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht 1931 Birthday James Weatherhead, moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1928 Birthday Tom Sharpe, English historian/author, Riotous Assembly, Want 1926 Event League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany 1922 Event Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief 1920 Event Turkish Grand National Assembly 1st meets, in Ankara 1920 Birthday James Whyte, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1920 Event 1st assembly of League of Nations in Paris 1919 Event French assembly decides on 8 hour work day 1918 Event Soviets disallows a Constitution Assembly 1914 Birthday Robert J. Morris, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, credited for efforts attributed to Senator Joseph McCarthy 1914 Event Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords 1913 Event Continuous moving assembly line introduced by Ford (car every 2:38) 1913 Event Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line 1911 Event Failed assassination attempt on premier Briand in French Assembly 1909 Birthday Andrew Herron, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1905 Event French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state 1904 Birthday Frederick Boland, Irish diplomat/president, U.N. General Assembly 1893 Birthday Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, President of United Nations General Assembly, 1962-63 1845 Event 1st legislative assembly convenes in Hawaii 1832 Event Evariste Galois give his theory on free assembly (dies in duel May 31) 1825 Event Nicaraguan constituent assembly meets at Leon 1814 Event Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll 1792 Event Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1791 Event 1st session of new French legislative assembly 1791 Event French Constitution passed by French National Assembly 1789 Event French National Assembly issues "Decl of Rights of Man and Citizen" 1789 Event 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly 1778 Event Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves 1776 Event Assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution 1770 Birthday Alexander Carlyle, Moderator of General Assembly 1756 Event Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania 1727 Event New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath 1682 Event 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1646 Event 1st Protestant church assembly for indians (Massachusetts) 1523 Event Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics
