Germany Apple and Samsung Patent Cases Dropped in Germany Friday, 2nd March, 2012 : A German court has thrown out the patent cases filed against each other by electronics giants Apple and Samsung. The cases involved ownership over patents for the "slide-to-unlock" feature on smartphones. Apple, Samsung, and other electronics companies have been in a tangle of legal battles over various patents in multiple countries.

1. Congress banned the import of slaves to America (1807) 2. The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country." (1807) 3. Texas declared independence from Mexico (1836) 4. Abraham Lincoln rejected Robert E. Lee's call for peace talks demanding unconditional surrender as the only way to end the Civil War. (1864)