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Torture as a Form of Interrogation is Only Abolished by Her Decree, Until Then It Was Legal

On this day in 1776, Empress Maria Theresa of the Habsburg Monarchy enacted one of her most famous laws, abolishing torture as a method of interrogating suspects.

Jan 2 • 07:38 UTC
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Today the most important dismissal in Vienna was announced. Everyone felt the consequences.

On this day in 1859, Austrian Interior Minister Alexandar Bach was dismissed, marking the end of Bach's absolutism and a strict regime in the Habsburg Monarchy.

Dec 31 • 07:37 UTC

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