Petition to intervene in Schiavo case [FL DCF] News
Petition to intervene in Schiavo case [FL DCF]

In re Schiavo v. Schindler, Petition/Motion for Intervention, Florida Department of Children and Families, Circuit Court for Pinellas County, March 23, 2005 [seeking intervention in the Terri Schiavo case on grounds of abuse allegations and possible misdiagnosis]. Read the full text of the DCF petition here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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First American anti-slavery society organized

On April 14, 1775, Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia helped organize the first American society for the abolition of slavery.

Learn more about the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.

USSR agrees to leave Afghanistan

On April 14, 1988, the USSR signed the Geneva Accords, pledging to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan. Soviet troops had been in the country since the USSR invaded in 1979 in order to support the communist government there. In addition to setting a timetable for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Geneva Accords further defined the terms of relations between the government of Pakistan and the communist government of Afghanistan, providing for the return of prisoners and non-interference in the affairs of the other nation.