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Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, and became heiress presumptive upon the accession of her mother, Queen Juliana, in 1948. Beatrix attended a public primary school in Canada during World War II , and then finished her primary and secondary education in the Netherlands in the post-war period.
31 January 1938 – 30 April 1980: Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld [1] 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013: Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Juliana accouncing her intent to abdicate. Following a reign of 31 years which began with the abdication of her mother Queen Wilhelmina in 1948, Queen Juliana, in a television and radio address to the nation on 31 January 1980, announced her intent to abdicate the throne in favour of her eldest daughter, Beatrix, in accordance with the precedence set by her mother.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of California since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia , the following 13 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of California. [ 1 ]
The option for the firing squad was added in 2021 when the state made also made the electric chair the default method of execution. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a win for the rule of law ...
Rather than witnessing her killer’s execution on Wednesday night, Sarah Adleman (left) said she will be honoring her late mom, Nancy (right), by “choosing joy.” (Courtesy Sarah Adleman)
The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn widespread scrutiny was halted by the Texas Supreme Court late Thursday night as doubts linger over whether his decades-old ...
This is a list of the Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Wilshire, Westlake and nearby areas of Los Angeles, California. There are more than 142 Historic-Cultural Monuments (HCM) in these areas. The sites have been designated by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission as worthy of preservation based on architectural, historic and cultural ...