American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timeline. Portuguese negotiate the first slave trade agreement that also includes gold and ivory. By the end of the 19th Century, because of the slave trade, five times as many Africans (over 11 million) would arrive in the Americas than Europeans.
Consequently, on June 27, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was convicted and sentenced to two concurrent terms of 20-30 years imprisonment. But Alvin Moore's arguments about the confession had touched off a legal firestorm. Miranda's conviction was appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 13, 1966, Chief Justice Earl Warren, speaking for a 5-4 majority, for the first time established unequivocal guidelines about what is and what is not permissible in the interrogation room:
Illegal fireworks - bottle rockets, roman candles, firecrackers and mortars - are brought in from out of state or bought by people with an out-of-state identification. El Paso County fireworks violations are a class 3 misdemeanors, which can result in $50 to $750 fine and up to six months in jail. Additionally, if an illegal firework causes a fire, the person who lit the firework may have to pay for the fire response, including Fire Department services and damage done.