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1883 is an American Western drama television miniseries created by Taylor Sheridan that premiered on December 19, 2021, on Paramount+. The series stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sam Elliott, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, Audie Rick, Eric Nelsen, and James Landry Hébert.
25 August – Trial of Lunatics Act permits a criminal on trial to be found guilty but insane. 29 August – Dunfermline Carnegie Library, the first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie's hometown, Dunfermline. 11 September – Major Evelyn Baring becomes Consul-General of Egypt under British rule.
The Trial of Lunatics Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, allowing the jury to return a verdict that the defendant was guilty, but insane at the time, and should be kept in custody as a "criminal lunatic".
28 June 1988. An Act to make provision as to the definition of Scotch whisky and as to the production and sale of whisky; and for connected purposes. (Repealed by Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 ( SI 2009 /2890)) Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Rear Seat Belts by Children) Act 1988. 1988 c. 23. 28 June 1988.
23 July 1855. An Act to enable George William Holmes Ross, of Cromarty, Esquire, to relieve the Estate of Cromarty from Burdens affecting the same, to charge the said Estate with certain Family Provisions and with certain Sums of Money expended in Improvements thereon. Bray's Estate Act 1855.
Brady and Dorsey were acquitted by the jury in the 1883 trial. Public disgust over the Star Routes graft served as an impetus for civil service reform and the passage of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883.
January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, reforming the United States civil service with the aim to end the spoils system, becomes law. January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey (it was built by Thomas Edison ).
28 October 1982. An Act to consolidate, with certain exceptions, the Local Employment Act 1972, Parts I and II of the Industry Act 1972, section 18 of the Industry Act 1980, section 6 of the Industry Act 1981 and related enactments. Administration of Justice Act 1982. 1982 c. 53.
(1830–1883) Republican January 1, 1866: January 3, 1870 10 Stephen Steele Barlow (1818–1900) Republican January 3, 1870: January 5, 1874 11 A. Scott Sloan (1820–1895) Liberal Republican January 5, 1874: January 7, 1878 12 Alexander Wilson (1833–1888) Republican January 7, 1878: January 2, 1882 13 Leander F. Frisby (1825–1889)
SVG-edit is a FOSS web-based, JavaScript-driven SVG editor that works in any modern browser. Synfig Studio (also known as Synfig) is a free and open-source 2D vector graphics and timeline-based computer animation program created by Robert Quattlebaum. Synfig is available for Linux, Windows, macOS.