The political radicals who ran the French Revolution from 1793 abolished the concept of weeks altogether. |
On 21 September the monarchy was abolished in France and a republic was declared. |
The former traditions of electing a new Pope by acclamation or by compromise have now been abolished. |
Road tax will be abolished and the loss of revenue will be compensated for with an additional surcharge on fuel. |
The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the six metropolitan councils, replacing their police authorities by more quiescent joint boards. |
In 1970 the Admiralty abolished the rum ration within the Royal Navy, apparently on health grounds. |