Under the law of war, a state may incorporate a paramilitary organization or armed agency (such as a national police or a private volunteer militia) into its combatant armed forces.
In 1969, the Academy Awards ceremony became the first major event staged at the new Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center of Los Angeles County. The ceremonies returned to the Shrine Auditorium in 1988 for the first time in 40 years.
51st Academy Awards. The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p.m. PST / 10:00 p.m. EST.