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U.S. President Richard Nixon received the millionth copy of the book, [13] The 25-millionth copy of the Big Book was presented to Jill Brown, the warden of San Quentin State Prison, at the International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous in Toronto, Ontario to commemorate the first prison meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous taking place at San ...
Red, white, yellow and blue, which are the colours of the flag of Malaysia, are also used in the flag of Malacca to emphasize that Malacca is a member state of Malaysia. The star and crescent represents Islam, the official religion of the State and of the nation. The top left hand quarter has a background of royal blue with a yellow crescent ...
Ernest Kurtz says this is "The closest the book Alcoholics Anonymous comes to a definition of alcoholism." [51] Somewhat divergently in his introduction to The Big Book, non-member and early benefactor William Silkworth said those unable to moderate their drinking suffer from an allergy. In presenting the doctor's postulate, AA said "The doctor ...
1955 Second Edition of the Big Book released; estimated 150,000 AA members. [85] 1957 Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age was published. [86] 1962 The Twelve Concepts for World Service were adopted by AA as a guideline for international issues. [87] 1962 The movie Days of Wine and Roses depicted an alcoholic in AA. [88] 1971 Bill Wilson dies.
Several of the tenets of what was to become AA's Twelve Traditions were first expressed in the foreword to the first edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1939. By 1944 the number of AA groups had grown, along with the number of letters being sent to the AA headquarters in New York asking how to handle disputes caused by issues ...
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories; List of Australian flags; List of Malaysian flags; List of New Zealand flags; List of United Kingdom flags; List of countries and territories with the Union Jack displayed on their flag; Malacca; Malayan Emergency; Malayan National Liberation Army
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. 1962 Singaporean integration referendum
In the foreword to the first edition of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous", historically prior to the standardization of the 12 Traditions, it is stated that "the only requirement for membership is an honest desire to stop drinking" [emphasis added]. The long form of the Third Tradition now reads: