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- President Bill Clinton Signing the Automobile National Heritage Area Act, November 6, 1998 - When President Bill Clinton signed the National Automobile Heritage Act of 1998, he paved the way for what became the MotorCities National Heritage Area. The organization, an affiliate of the National Park Service, grew to include more than 1,200 automotive-related sides in metro Detroit and throughout portions of 16 counties in southern Michigan.
- November 06, 1998
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President Bill Clinton Signing the Automobile National Heritage Area Act, November 6, 1998
When President Bill Clinton signed the National Automobile Heritage Act of 1998, he paved the way for what became the MotorCities National Heritage Area. The organization, an affiliate of the National Park Service, grew to include more than 1,200 automotive-related sides in metro Detroit and throughout portions of 16 counties in southern Michigan.
- Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 8, 1964-1965 - LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- 1964-1965
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Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 8, 1964-1965
LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- The World Moves...Vote for Woman Suffrage November 5th, 1918 -
- November 05, 1918
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The World Moves...Vote for Woman Suffrage November 5th, 1918
- Stamp Act, 1765 - The British government, after winning an expensive war in the colonies, passed the Stamp Act in 1765 to raise money for the defense of the American frontier. The tax on all printed paper irritated American colonists who were unrepresented in Parliament. "Taxation without representation" became their cry of protest. Parliament repealed the act in 1766, but still claimed the right to tax.
- 1765
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Stamp Act, 1765
The British government, after winning an expensive war in the colonies, passed the Stamp Act in 1765 to raise money for the defense of the American frontier. The tax on all printed paper irritated American colonists who were unrepresented in Parliament. "Taxation without representation" became their cry of protest. Parliament repealed the act in 1766, but still claimed the right to tax.