The world’s largest database of social change milestones from throughout human history
We are building the world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news. Change is not only possible, it has happened consistently throughout human history.
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2019 C.E. August 8Europe coal generation collapsed by 19% in first six months of 2019
2019 may mark the beginning of the end for coal power in Europe, said Dave Jones, an Electricity Analyst at Sandbag.
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2019 C.E. August 8Luxembourg to be first European country to legalize cannabis
Luxembourg has called on its EU neighbors to relax their drug laws as its health minister confirmed plans to become the first European country to legalize cannabis production and consumption.
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2019 C.E. August 7Denver City Council kills contracts with private prison giants
Taking an extraordinary stand against the nation's two largest private prison companies, GEO Group and CoreCivic, Denver City Council voted not to renew contracts with them worth a cumulative $10.6 million.
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2019 C.E. August 7Israeli scientists develop novel nano-vaccine for melanoma
Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a melanoma vaccine that prevents the development of melanoma and treats primary tumors and metastases in mouse models.
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2019 C.E. August 6Body donations surge in Japan amid changing views of death
Some 296,000 people had offered to donate their bodies to universities as of March 31, 2018, compared with about 68,000 in 1985, with the figure increasing by 8,000 annually in recent years.
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2019 C.E. August 6
Victoria’s Secret hires Valentina Sampaio, its first openly transgender model
Victoria's Secret has hired Valentina Sampaio as its first transgender model, her agent said on Tuesday, as the struggling lingerie brand seeks to modernize its image.
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2019 C.E. August 5Barclays cuts finance ties with private prisons
Barclays Plc will stop providing future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities, joining other major lenders in shunning the industry.
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2019 C.E. August 5In a first since 2014, vaccination campaign reaches 13 million children in Sudan
Despite ongoing socio-political uncertainty in the country, the campaign provided children under the age of 10 with vaccines against measles and polio.
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2019 C.E. August 2Canadians can now apply for free, no-wait pardons for cannabis possession charges
The new law allows people who were only convicted of a crime of simple possession which is possession of under 30 grams to have their record suspended, free of charge (the normal fee is $631).
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2019 C.E. August 2Supreme Court of Malawi bans thin plastic production
The court's decision makes production of thin plastics under 60 microns in thickness illegal with immediate effect.
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2019 C.E. August 8Europe coal generation collapsed by 19% in first six months of 2019
2019 may mark the beginning of the end for coal power in Europe, said Dave Jones, an Electricity Analyst at Sandbag.
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2019 C.E. August 8Luxembourg to be first European country to legalize cannabis
Luxembourg has called on its EU neighbors to relax their drug laws as its health minister confirmed plans to become the first European country to legalize cannabis production and consumption.
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2019 C.E. August 7Denver City Council kills contracts with private prison giants
Taking an extraordinary stand against the nation's two largest private prison companies, GEO Group and CoreCivic, Denver City Council voted not to renew contracts with them worth a cumulative $10.6 million.
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2019 C.E. August 7Israeli scientists develop novel nano-vaccine for melanoma
Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a melanoma vaccine that prevents the development of melanoma and treats primary tumors and metastases in mouse models.
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2019 C.E. August 6Body donations surge in Japan amid changing views of death
Some 296,000 people had offered to donate their bodies to universities as of March 31, 2018, compared with about 68,000 in 1985, with the figure increasing by 8,000 annually in recent years.
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2019 C.E. August 6
Victoria’s Secret hires Valentina Sampaio, its first openly transgender model
Victoria's Secret has hired Valentina Sampaio as its first transgender model, her agent said on Tuesday, as the struggling lingerie brand seeks to modernize its image.
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2019 C.E. August 5Barclays cuts finance ties with private prisons
Barclays Plc will stop providing future financing to companies that manage private prisons and immigration holding facilities, joining other major lenders in shunning the industry.
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2019 C.E. August 5In a first since 2014, vaccination campaign reaches 13 million children in Sudan
Despite ongoing socio-political uncertainty in the country, the campaign provided children under the age of 10 with vaccines against measles and polio.
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2019 C.E. August 2
Canadians can now apply for free, no-wait pardons for cannabis possession charges
The new law allows people who were only convicted of a crime of simple possession which is possession of under 30 grams to have their record suspended, free of charge (the normal fee is $631).
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2019 C.E. August 2Supreme Court of Malawi bans thin plastic production
The court's decision makes production of thin plastics under 60 microns in thickness illegal with immediate effect.
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