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As in other European countries, what probably sparked the spread of surnames was the emergence of larger states that began to centralize tax collecting and other authority.
(For Slate's take on the issue, see Jacob Weisberg's "Such a Deal" and the "Dialogue" it sparked.)
The Lewinsky affair, she believes, has sparked a hysterical backlash against sexual harassment laws.
An interesting detail: The WP notes that the signing concluded just 16 minutes before the Sabbath (Washington time)-which sparked some controversy in Israel, where the Sabbath was already well underway.
This in turn sparked off a brief wave of racial violence between Malays and Chinese, dramatizing the ethnic conflicts that would hamper the post-war quest for national independence.