On This Day, June 4: Iran's supreme leader elected, women's suffrage bill passed, ATM patent approved, D-Day delayed, first shopping cart introduced, Henry Ford's first car ride and National Hug Your Cat DayJune 4 marks a day of global historical significance. Major events include the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the liberation of Rome in World ...
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19th amendment only half way measure to abolish executive presidency in Sri LankaThe bill removed the president's power to dissolve parliament, until it has completed four and a half years of its five-year term.
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