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Historic documents of 2013
Title
Historic documents of 2013 / Heather Kerrigan, editor.
ISBN
9781483347875 (hbk.)
1483347877 (hbk.)
Publication
Los Angeles : CQ Press, an Imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014.
Physical Description
xxxviii, 668 p. ; 26 cm
Notes
"Current events that chronicle the year ; Introductory essays that build understanding ; primary sources that aid research"--Cover.
Summary
Chronicles momentous domestic and international events and issues in the year 2013 such as the October shutdown of the United States federal government and international responses to same-sex marriage legislation. Text contains addresses, interviews, proceedings, and general information related to issues within the following themes: American life; business, the economy and labor; energy, environment, science, technology, and transportation; government and politics; health and social services; international affairs; national security and terrorism; and rights, responsibilities, and justice.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 18, 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
January : President Obama delivers second inaugural address
Prime minister Cameron remarks on Algerian hostage crisis
February : PM Netanyahu charged with forming new Israeli government
Vatican announces resignation of Pope Benedict; conclave chooses new pope
State of the Union address and republican response
North Korea conducts third nuclear test
Lebanese prime minister on impact of Syrian civil war
March : President Obama issues sequestration order
International leaders respond to death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez
Kenyan president remarks on election; new president sworn in
Eurogroup responds to Cyprus crisis
April : Iraq conducts elections amid tenous security environment
New Zealand, England, and Wales approve same-sex marriage
President Obama remarks on gun control legislation
Response to the Boston marathon attack
Italian president's address upon his reelection
Senators debate internet sales tax bill
May : Bangladeshi prime minister and U.S. president on garment industry
Maryland abolishes the death penalty
Department of Justice defends AP Records subpoena
Treasury inspector general releases IRS audit on inappropriate targeting
Scientists successfully create human embryonic stem cells
War crimes tribunal acquits top Serbian officials
June : Turkish president remarks on protests
Supreme Court rules on DNA collection
Federal leaders remark on Immigration reform
Supreme Court rules on gene patents
Iranian president remarks on election
U.S. and Afghanistan on security negotiations
Supreme Court rules on affirmative action in college admissions
Supreme Court rules on Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court rules on same-sex marriage
Supreme Court rules on the Defense of Marriage Act
U.S. and Russian officials respond to NSA leaks
July : European Union officials on the addition of Croatia to the EU
U.S. leaders remark on Egyptian coup
EU and U.S. open free trade discussions
Detroit files for bankruptcy
Bradley Manning convicted for classified U.S. document leaks
August : Amazon.com founder purchases the Washington Post
Department of Justice issues revised drug sentencing guidelines
Department of Justice issues guidelines on enforcement of marijuana laws
September : Southern Philippines continuing conflict
President Obama remarks on the conflict in Syria
NASA's Voyager 1 reaches interstellar space
Federal leaders remark on the Navy Yard shooting mental health care in America
Census Bureau reports on poverty in the United States
African Union condemns mall shooting
Germany holds federal elections
Intergovernmental panel on climate change releases report on greenhouse gases
October : President Obama remarks on the government shutdown
Treasury Secretary on the debt ceiling
Al Qaeda operative captured in Tripoli
WHO determines air pollution to be a leading environmental cause of cancer deaths
President Obama remarks on the Affordable Care Act
International organizations respond to violence in Mozambique
November : Department of Justice gives consent for largest airline merger
Same-sex marriage approved in Hawaii and Illinois
Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council seat; Jordan fills vacancy
China announces relaxation of some social policies
Justice Department reaches settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase
Federal leaders on changes to the filibuster rule
International leaders reach agreement on Iranian Nuclear Program
Preparation for the 2014 Olympic Games; terrorist attacks raise concerns
EU responds to protests in Ukraine; blocked trade agreement
December : White House report details benefits of unemployment insurance
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons awarded 2013 Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. and South African presidents eulogize Nelson Mandela
Federal review of NSA surveillance program issued
China successfully lands spacecraft on the moon.
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