During the rule of Henry VIII an Act of Parliament declared that ' this realm of England is an Empire ... governed by one Supreme Head and King having the dignity and royal estate of the imperial Crown of the same '.

During the 19th century criminal law reform incrementally reduced the number of capital offences to five ( see Capital punishment in the United Kingdom ), and forfeiture for felony was abolished by the Forfeiture Act 1870.

During this lame-duck session, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1801.

During his studies he was conscripted into the Canadian Army, just like thousands of other Canadian men, as part of the National Resources Mobilization Act.

During the original debate over the amendment Senator Jacob M. Howard of Michigan — the author of the Citizenship Clause — described the clause as having the same content, despite different wording, as the earlier Civil Rights Act of 1866, namely, that it excludes Native Americans who maintain their tribal ties and " persons born in the United States who are foreigners, aliens, who belong to the families of ambassadors or foreign ministers.

During these two years the threat of religious civil war hung over Ireland with the creation of the Unionist Ulster Volunteers opposed to the Act and their nationalist counterparts, the Irish Volunteers supporting the Act.

During this time, Warner Bros. President Harry Warner and six other movie studio figures were indicted of conspiracy to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act, through an attempt to gain a monopoly over theaters in the St Louis area.

During that process of gradual independence, the governor general took on an ever expanding role: in 1904, the Militia Act granted permission for the governor general to use the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian militia, in the name of the sovereign and actual Commander-in-Chief, and in 1927 the first official international visit by a governor general was made.

During hearings in the South regarding the Voting Rights Act, Washington asked questions that shed light on tactics used to prevent African Americans from voting ( among them, closing registration early, literacy tests, and gerrymandering ).

During William H. Taft's administration, the federal government moved to strengthen its regulatory control over the railroad industry by the passage of the Mann-Elkins Act.

During the debate over the 2006 extension, some Republican members of Congress objected to renewing the preclearance requirement ( the Act's primary enforcement provision ), arguing that it represents an overreach of federal power and places unwarranted bureaucratic demands on Southern states that have long since abandoned the discriminatory practices the Act was meant to eradicate.

During the Second Red Scare, Hall was indicted under the Smith Act and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

During his time in the Senate, he was chief author of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, served as chairman of the Committee on Governmental Affairs from 1987 until 1995, sat on the Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees and the Special Committee on Aging.

During the Dáil debate on the Emergency Powers Act 1939 Costello was highly critical of the delegation of powers, stating that "… we are asked not merely to give a blank cheque, but, to give an uncrossed cheque to the Government.

During the campaign Clann na Poblachta had promised to repeal the External Relations Act of 1936, but did not make an issue of this when the government was being formed.

During the summer of 1948 the Cabinet discussed repealing the Act ; however, no firm decision was made.

* During 1968 – The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 establishes the Government National Mortgage Association ( Ginnie Mae )

During the debate of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, some called for FEMA to remain as an independent agency.

During the October Crisis, Chrétien told Trudeau to " act now, explain later ", when Trudeau was hesitant to invoke the War Measures Act.

During his House tenure, he also expressed his support for price controls, a higher minimum wage, the Marshall Plan, and aid to Turkey and Greece ; he opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee, the Taft – Hartley Act, and the Twenty-second Amendment.

During his time as prime minister, average living standards steadily rose while numerous social reforms were carried out such as the 1956 Clean Air Act, the 1957 Housing Act, the 1960 Offices Act, the 1960 Noise Abatement Act, the Factories Act 1961, the introduction of a graduated pension scheme to provide an additional income to retirees, and a reduction in the standard workweek from 48 to 42 hours.

During World II the winter games were canceled but after that time the Winter Games have been held in St. Moritz ( 1948 ), Innsbruck, Austria ( 1964 and 1976 ), Grenoble, France, ( 1968 ), Albertville, France, ( 1992 ), and Torino, Italy, ( 2006 ).

During this time, generally classed as Pueblo II Era, the climate was relatively warm and rainfall mostly adequate.

During World War II, Turing worked for the Government Code and Cypher School ( GCCS ) at Bletchley Park, Britain's codebreaking centre.

During the four years of his reign disaster followed on disaster, and in 1695 Ahmed II died at Edirne Palace, worn out by disease and sorrow.

During World War II, Abadan was a major logistics center for Lend-Lease aircraft being sent to the Soviet Union by the United States.

During World War II, the ACLU defended Japanese American citizens who were forcibly relocated to internment camps.

During World War II, Eleven Assyrian companies saw action in Palestine and another four served in Cyprus.

During World War II and for many years afterward, Capp worked tirelessly going to hospitals to entertain patients, especially to cheer recent amputees and explain to them that the loss of a limb did not mean an end to a happy and productive life.

During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.

During World War II, Bonn acquired military significance because of its strategic location on the Rhine River, which formed a natural barrier to easy penetration into the German heartland from the west.

During World War II, large parts of Berlin were destroyed in the 1943 – 45 air raids and during the Battle of Berlin.

During World War II it was occupied by the U. S. military.

During World War II, through February 1945, when Turkey was neutral for most of the length of the conflict, the Dardanelles were closed to the ships of the belligerent nations.

During this time, Montgomery faced serious trouble from his military superiors and the clergy for his frank attitude regarding the sexual health of his soldiers, but was defended from dismissal by his superior Alan Brooke, commander of II Corps.

During Operation Dynamo — the evacuation of 330, 000 BEF and French troops to Britain — Montgomery assumed command of the II Corps.

During World War II, Japanese soldiers would yell in English, " To hell with Babe Ruth ", in order to anger American soldiers.

During his reign, Bayezid II consolidated the Ottoman Empire and thwarted a Safavid rebellion soon before abdicating his throne to his son, Selim I.

During the Sino-Japanese War ( 1937 – 1945 ) and World War II ( 1939 – 1945 ), the Special Research Units of the Imperial Japanese Army, such as Unit 731, conducted human experimentation on thousands of Chinese, among others.

During World War II, Japanese forces gained control of Borneo ( 1941 – 45 ).

During World War II, The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink rationing.

During the course of his lifetime Sloane gathered an enviable collection of curiosities and, not wishing to see his collection broken up after death, he bequeathed it to King George II, for the nation, for the princely sum of £ 20, 000.

During World War II, the company diverted several resources to support the war effort and relinquished its West Coast markets to conserve rail car space.

During the World War II years the company was led by Schueg's son-in-law José ' Pepin ' Bosch.

During World War II, the Soviet Union annexed several countries as Soviet Socialist Republics within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

During World War II, the 1940-1941 Franco-Thai War left the French Indochinese colonial authorities in a position of weakness.