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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

This day in history

22 February, 2011 - 00:00

1894: The Ukrainian National Association is established as the first central Ukrainian-American institution.

1943: The State Defense Committee of the USSR adopts a decree on the renovation of Donbas mines.

1945: The Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR resolves to start building the Kyiv Metro, with the first section to become operational in November 1960.

1966: The Soviet Union launches Kosmos 110 in orbit, with two dogs, Veterok and Ugolyok, on board.

1994: A Ukrainian diplomatic mission is officially opened in the Republic of Cuba.

1997: President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma signs a decree instituting a Political Council under the President’s aegis.

1998: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine nullifies the capital punishment clauses in the Criminal, Criminal Procedure, and Correctional Code — one of Ukraine’s obligations for admission to the Council of Europe.

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