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The 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, also known variously as the Referendum on the European Community (Common Market), the Common Market referendum and EEC membership referendum, was a non-binding referendum that took place on 5 June 1975 in the United Kingdom (UK) under the provisions of the Referendum Act 1975 ...
The 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum was a public vote that took place on 5 June 1975, on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Communities which was principally the European Economic Community (the Common Market) as it was known at the time. At the time the UK had already been a member ...
The Common is the town common of Union, Maine. Laid out about 1790 and acquired by the town in 1809, it is the oldest public town common in the state of Maine. It is the site of the town's various war and veterans memorials, and also has a bandstand. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]
The UK had first applied to join in 1961, but this was vetoed by French President Charles de Gaulle. A second application, in 1967, was again vetoed by France. [1] After de Gaulle had relinquished the French presidency in 1969, the UK made a third and successful application for membership. Denmark and Ireland also joined as part of the same ...
Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair .
The UK was not a signatory of the three original treaties that were incorporated into what was then the European Communities, including the best-known of these, the Treaty of Rome. Britain first began talks to join the EEC in July 1961. [1] The UK's applications to join in 1963 and 1967 were vetoed by the President of France, Charles
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers officially welcomed the Maine Cannabis Union into its ranks Oct. 10. The union, registered with the Maine Secretary of State’s ...
The Alden House stands on the south side of Common Road, a short way west of its junction with Maine State Route 131 in the center of the rural community of Union. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick-and-wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof, and clapboarded sides with quoined corners.