Source: http://nraohod.blogspot.com/2014/08/
Timestamp: 2017-10-20 17:59:56
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Art. 2', 'Art. 3', 'Art. 4', 'Art. 5', 'Art. 6', 'Art. 7', 'Art. 8', 'Art. 9', 'Art. 10']

History and Importance of The Day: August 2014
31 August - History and Importance of the Day
Trinidad & Tobago Independence Day
1751 - British troops under Robert Clive occupied Arcot, India
ref: Charles McFarlane, Our Empire in India
1897 - Thomas Edison patented his movie camera (Kinetograph)
Patent for Kinetographic Camera
https://www.google.com/patents/US589168
1907 - Britain & Russia signed treaty with Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet
1907 - Britain, Russia & France formed Triple Entente
1957 - Malaysia gained independence from Britain
1962 - Trinidad & Tobago gained independence from Britain (National Day)
1978 - Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka
1991 - The Kyrgyz parliament accepted the declaration on independence of Kyrgyzstan and became an independent state
1994 - Pentium computer beat world chess champion Gari Kasparov
2007 - Deven Sharma was made Head of S&P Ratings company.
History Events of 31 August - Video
The convention lasted from 8 to 22 August 1864. 16 states were represented.
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in
the Field. Geneva, 22 August 1864
10 articles were proposed and accepted at the end of the convention on 22 August 1864
Article 1. Ambulances and military hospitals shall be recognized as neutral, and as such,
protected and respected by the belligerents as long as they accommodate wounded and sick.
Art. 2. Hospital and ambulance personnel, including the quarter-master's staff, the medical,
administrative and transport services, and the chaplains, shall have the benefit of the same
neutrality when on duty, and while there remain any wounded to be brought in or assisted.
Art. 3. The persons designated in the preceding Article may, even after enemy occupation,
continue to discharge their functions in the hospital or ambulance with which they serve, or may
withdraw to rejoin the units to which they belong.
When in these circumstances they cease from their functions, such persons shall be
delivered to the enemy outposts by the occupying forces.
Art. 4. The material of military hospitals being subject to the laws of war, the persons attached to
such hospitals may take with them, on withdrawing, only the articles which are their own
Art. 5. Inhabitants of the country who bring help to the wounded shall be respected and shall
remain free. Generals of the belligerent Powers shall make it their duty to notify the inhabitants
of the appeal made to their humanity, and of the neutrality which humane conduct will confer.
The presence of any wounded combatant receiving shelter and care in a house shall ensure
its protection. An inhabitant who has given shelter to the wounded shall be exempted from
billeting and from a portion of such war contributions as may be levied.
Art. 6. Wounded or sick combatants, to whatever nation they may belong, shall be collected and
Commanders-in-Chief may hand over immediately to the enemy outposts enemy combatants
wounded during an engagement, when circumstances allow and subject to the agreement of
Those who, after their recovery, are recognized as being unfit for further service, shall be
The others may likewise be sent back, on condition that they shall not again, for the duration
of hostilities, take up arms.
Evacuation parties, and the personnel conducting them, shall be considered as being
Art. 7. A distinctive and uniform flag shall be adopted for hospitals, ambulances and evacuation
parties. It should in all circumstances be accompanied by the national flag.
An armlet may also be worn by personnel enjoying neutrality but its issue shall be left to the
Art. 8. The implementing of the present Convention shall be arranged by the
Commanders-in-Chief of the belligerent armies following the instructions of their respective
Governments and in accordance with the general principles set forth in this Convention.
Art. 9. The High Contracting Parties have agreed to communicate the present Convention with
an invitation to accede thereto to Governments unable to appoint Plenipotentiaries to the
International Conference at Geneva. The Protocol has accordingly been left open.
Art. 10. The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications exchanged at Berne, within
the next four months, or sooner if possible.
http://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/INTRO/120?OpenDocument
http://www.redcross.org.au/geneva-conventions-150.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/war/overview/rules.shtml
22 August - History and Importance of the Day
1559 - Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic
1639 - Madras (now Chennai), India, was founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
1642 - Civil War in England began between Royalists & Parliament
1770 - James Cook's expedition landed on the east coast of Australia.
1787 - John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton
1791 - Haitian Slave Revolution began under voodoo priest Boukman
1849 - The first air raid in history; Austria launched pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice.
1864 - An agreement was signed at the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field. Geneva, 22 August 1864. 16 states attended the convention.
150th anniversary was celebrated on 22 August 2014.
1894 - Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal
1901 - Cadillac Motor Company was founded.
1910 - Japan annexed Korea.
Important History Events of 22 August - Video
29 August - History and Importance of the Day
Picture Source: http://www.un.org/disarmament/content/slideshow/nucleartesting/
1526 - Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács
1825 - Portugal recognized the Independence of Brazil.
1854 - Self-governing windmill patented by Daniel Halladay. Patent Number 11,629 dt. 29 August 1854.
https://www.google.com/patents/US11629
1910 - Japan changed Korea's name to Chōsen and appointed a governor-general to rule its new colony.
1949 - USSR also performed its first nuclear test
1957 - US Congress passed Civil Rights Act of 1957
Important History Events of 29 August - Video
28 August - History and Importance of the Day
1189 - Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
1521 - Turkish sultan Suleiman I's troops occupy Belgrade
1830 - 1st locomotive in US, "Tom Thumb", runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_(locomotive)
http://todayinsci.com/C/Cooper_Peter/CooperPeter-TomThumb.htm
1864 - The first Geneva Convention, governing rules of warfare, signed by 26 nations. Wrong entry. It was signed on 22 August 1864
1898 - Caleb Bradham renamed his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola". The name is based on the combination of two ingredients, “pepsin” and “cola”. He believed his drink was “healthy” as it aided in digestion much like the pepsin enzyme does. He bought the brand name from another company that went broke.
http://www.pepsistore.com/history.asp
Toyota Prius C - pic source: http://www.toyota-global.com/showroom/vehicle_gallery/cars/prius_c/
1937 - Toyota Motors became an independent company. Earlier it was part of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd..
30 August - History and Importance of the Day
1781 - French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in American Revolutionary War
1914 - 1st German plane bombs Paris, 2 killed
1918 - Assassination attempt on Lenin - Fanya Kaplan shoots at Lenin, new leader of Soviet Russia, attempting to assassinate him
1962 - Japan conducted a test of the NAMC YS-11, its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
1995 - As a result of the national referendum, the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the supreme national law, was adopted.
History Events of 30 August - Video
27 August - History and Importance of the Day
479 BC - Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea.
1610 - Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia
1689 - The Treaty of Nerchinsk was signed by Russia and the Qing empire.
1789 - French National Assembly issued "Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen"
1828 - Uruguay gained independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks
1991 - Moldova adopted the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union.
2008 - Barack Obama became the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States
Barack Obma's Nomination Acceptance Speech in the Democratic Party National Convention
C Span Upload
Historical Events on 27 August - Video
The First Council of Nicaea - 325 AD
The First Council of Nicaea was convened by Emperor Constantine the Great upon the recommendations of a synod led by Hosius of Córdoba in the Eastertide of 325. To most bishops, the teachings of Arius were heretical and dangerous to the salvation of souls. In the summer of 325, the bishops of all provinces were summoned to Nicaea, as a convenient place accessible to delegates of many countries, particularly those of Asia Minor, Georgia, Armenia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Greece, and Thrace.
This was the first general council in the history of the Church since the Apostolic Council of Jerusalem. The Apostolic council established the conditions upon which Gentiles could join the Church. The Council of Nicaea has to define revealed doctrine more precisely in response to a challenge from the teachings of Arius.
1800 bishops of the Christian church (about 1000 in the east and 800 in the west) were invited but a smaller number attended. Many writers mentioned the number as 318. This number 318 is preserved in the liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
In the people who attended, there were some supporters of Arius including Secundus of Ptolemais, Theonus of Marmarica, Zphyrius, and Dathes, all of whom hailed from the Libyan Pentapolis, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Paulinus of Tyrus, Actius of Lydda, Menophantus of Ephesus, and Theognus of Nicaea.
The council was formally opened May 20, in the central structure of the imperial palace at Nicaea.
The orthodox bishops won approval of every one of their proposals regarding the Creed. After being in session for an entire month, the council promulgated on June 19 the original Nicene Creed.
25 August - History and Importance of the Day
325 - Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity
1499 - Battle at Sapienza: Turkish fleet beat Venetians
1580 - Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeated Portugal
1609 - Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope in Venice to lawmakers
1704 - Battle of Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet
1825 - Uruguay declared independence from Brazil (National Day)
1830 - Belgium revolts against Netherlands and begins the Belgian Revolution
1894 - Shibasaburo Kitasato discovered the infectious agent of the bubonic plague. Paper published in in The Lancet.
1919 - 1st scheduled passenger service by airplane began between Paris and London
1920 - Russia suffers a decisive defeat in the battle of Warsaw against Poland
1940 - First British night bombing of Germany (Berlin)
1940 - Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia incorporated into Soviet Union
1943 - Lord Louis Mountbatten appointed Supreme Allied Commander in SE Asia
1944 - Gen De Gaulle returns to Paris/walks Champs Elysees - Paris liberated from Nazi occupation (Freedom Tuesday)
1948 - Bradman scored 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's
1967 - Paraguay accepted its constitution
1973 - Zambia adopted constitution
1979 - Somali adopted constitution
1987 - Dow Jones industrial stock avg reaches record 2722.42
1990 - UN security council authorized military action against Iraq
2012 - 330 people are killed in the conflict in the Syrian civil war
1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the...