Notre-Dame de Paris (French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] (); meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine River), in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.

Habeas corpus in the 21st Century. The November 13, 2001, Presidential Military Order purported to give the President of the United States the power to detain non-citizens suspected of connection to terrorists or terrorism as enemy combatants. As such, that person could be held indefinitely, without charges being filed against him or her ...

History. Haverhill has played a role in nearly every era of American history, from the initial colonial settlement, to the French and Indian Wars, and the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars.. 17th century. The town was founded in 1640 by settlers from Newbury, and was originally known as Pentuckett, which is for "place of the winding river".Settlers such as John Ward, …

The book is banned in England for being obscene; the subsequent volumes in the series are published in the US and not sold in England until 1936. 1898 – George Bedborough is convicted of obscenity, for selling a copy of Havelock Ellis's book Studies in the Psychology of Sex Vol. 2, on the topic of homosexuality. 20th century

The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became an established sport in the country in the 18th century and developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. ... The first ever international cricket game was between the US and Canada in 1844. ... 21st-century ...