Stephen Hawking: 'There is no heaven; it's a fairy story'. 1  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence. 2  In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, the cosmologist shares his thoughts on death, M-theory, human purpose and our chance existence.
Tariff of Abominations. The Tariff of Abominations was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States.
The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765 by the British parliament. The American colonists responded quickly by forming the Stamp Act Congress. This congress was quick to talk about the problem of taxation without representation, which would become one of the cornerstones of the American Revolutionary War.