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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

This week in history

28 July, 2009 - 00:00

July 28 1945: Lviv’s History Museum opens its doors after a major renovation.

1993: Ukraine’s defense minister and his US counterpart sign a memorandum of understanding in Washington, D.C.

July 29  1880:  The Aivazovsky Art Gallery opens in Feodosiia (Crimea).

1994: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine suspends the privatization process.

July 30 1920: The Ukrainian Military Organization led by Yevhen Konovalets is formed.

1944: The Council of People’s Commissars (Radnarkom) of the Ukrainian SSR and the CC of the CP(B)U resolve to take measures to combat homeless children in Ukraine.

July 31 1924: The Polish government bans the use of Ukrainian in the official institutions of Eastern Galicia (Halychyna).

1996: The Narkobiznes computerized database of illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic agents is created in Ukraine.

August 1  1923:  The All-Ukraine Central Executive Committee and the Radnarkom of the Ukrainian SSR resolve to take measures to facilitate the development of the Ukrainian language.

1977: Central Artist’s House opens in Kyiv.

August 2  1914:  The Boiova Uprava (Combat Board) of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen is formed as the legion’s organizing and coordinating center.

1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR resolves to impose a moratorium on the construction of nuclear power and heavy-duty tracking radar stations.

August 3 1935: The Radnarkom of the Ukrainian SSR adopts a program of physical education in the elementary and secondary schools.

1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR passes the bill on economic independence of the Ukrainian SSR.

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