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He was appointed the 74th justice of the Michigan Supreme Court by Williams to fill Emerson R. Boyles's vacant seat on the court in December 1956, [1] [2] and Voelker was confirmed in an election in 1957 to fill out the remainder of Boyles' term. [2] He was then reelected to a full term in 1958. [22]
Roger Brooke Taney (/ ˈ t ɔː n i / TAW-nee; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864.
Production was expected to begin shortly after the release of Justice League, [74] but work on the first sequel, tentatively titled Justice League: Part Two [76] was stopped when Snyder stepped down in May 2017 and was pushed back indefinitely in December 2017 in favor of a stand-alone Batman film titled The Batman starring Ben Affleck, which ...
In 1962, Connor ordered the closing of 60 Birmingham parks rather than follow a federal court order to desegregate public facilities. In November 1962, in response to the extremely negative perception of the city—it was derisively nicknamed " Bombingham " by outsiders for the numerous attacks on the homes and churches of black civil rights ...
The 1957 Canadian federal election was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 23rd Parliament of Canada.In one of the greatest upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party (also known as "PCs" or "Tories"), led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the Tories were able to form a minority ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine (French: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, Éléonore d'Aquitaine, Occitan: Alienòr d'Aquitània, pronounced [aljeˈnɔɾ dakiˈtanjɔ], Latin: Helienordis, Alienorde or Alianor; [a] c. 1124 – 1 April 1204) was Duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, [4] and Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II.
1939–1945: During the Second World War, women were again allowed to become Shinto priests, to fill the void caused by large numbers of men being enlisted in the military. [74] 1940: Maren Sørensen became the first woman to be ordained in Denmark. [75] 1944: Florence Li Tim Oi became the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest. She ...