History: March 25 (#4)

History: March 25 (#4)
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March 25, 1996 The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy).

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Commentary

On March 25, in the year 1996: The European Union's Veterinarian Co mmittee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is an incurable and always fatal neurodegenerative disease of cattle.

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Why March 25, 1996 matters: The European Union's Veterinarian Commit tee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: March 25, 1996 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two world war s, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)