Issued by British Parliament Passed on March 22, 1765; excerpted from Documents of American History, 1958 "There shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, throughout the colonies and plantations in...

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STEPHEN JAMES has a rubber fetish. He's so fixated on the stuff, in fact, he's even got a room in his house where he keeps his rubber paraphernalia, and he can often be found there in the middle of the night, playing with some...

The Stamp Act passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765, was the first direct tax levied on the American colonists by Great Britain. It applied to all printed materials, from licenses and documents to pamphlets and playing cards, and provoked a...

Today is Sunday, March 18, the 77th day of 2007. There are 288 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 18, 1937, some 300 people, mostly children, were killed in a gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas.On this date:In 1766,...

Today is Thursday, March 22, the 81st day of 2007. There are 284 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 22, 1765, Britain enacted the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies. (The Act was repealed the following year.)On...