This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party now led by Harold Macmillan. The Conservatives increased […]
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United Kingdom general election 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955 four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the […]
United Kingdom general election 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held twenty months after the 1950 general election which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats. Labour […]
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal Quebec Canada. Founded in 1983 it is the largest international comedy festival in the […]
Serbian parliamentary election 2003
The Serbian parliamentary election 2003 was held on 28 December 2003 to elect members of the National Assembly. Serbia was one of the two federal units of Serbia and Montenegro […]
Azerbaijani presidential election 2003
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 15 October 2003. As expected Ilham Aliyev son of the outgoing president Heydar Aliyev was easily elected in an election which international observers […]
Grenadian general election 2003
General elections were held in Grenada on 27 November 2003. The New National Party government of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell won a third consecutive term with a reduced majority. Voter […]
Mauritanian presidential election 2003
A presidential election was held in Mauritania on November 7 2003. As expected President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya was easily re-elected against weak opposition. The opposition alleged election fraud and […]
Russian legislative election 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in Russia on 7 December 2003. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma) the lower house of the Federal Assembly of […]
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris Uruguay dominated the Football (soccer) tournament winning the Gold.