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Laws

  • 3 Aug 2001

    George W. Bush renewed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) for an additional five years.

  • 21 May 2001

    French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.

  • 26 May 1998

    The United States Supreme Court ruled that Ellis Island is primarily located in the state of New Jersey and not New York like many think it does.

  • 16 Mar 1995

    Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.

  • 19 May 1992

    The 27th Amendment was ratified.

  • 10 Jan 1990

    China lifted martial law.

  • 21 Jun 1989

    Burning the US flag was deemed legal.

  • 17 Jul 1984

    The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.

  • 15 Jun 1982

    The US Supreme Court ruled that school is for everyone and banned discrimination based on citizenship.

  • 27 Mar 1979

    US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that police can't stop cars just to check the driver and their registration.

  • 20 Oct 1975

    The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent's wishes.

  • 28 Dec 1973

    President Richard Nixon signed the US Endangered Species Act into law.

  • 27 Jan 1973

    The Vietnam War officially ended, for the US at least, after the Paris Peace Accords were signed.

  • 12 Mar 1970

    The legal age required for voting in the USA was reduced to 18.

  • 11 Apr 1968

    The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.

  • 12 Jun 1967

    The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.

  • 27 Jan 1967

    The Outer Space Treaty was signed to prevent the use of nuclear weapons being utilized in space.

  • 9 Sep 1966

    President Lyndon B signed the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, which set new standards for vehicles and drivers.

  • 13 Jun 1966

    US Supreme Court declared the start of informing potential criminals of their rights. These became known as the Miranda rights.

  • 6 Aug 1965

    US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.

  • 2 Jul 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.

  • 29 Mar 1961

    The 23rd Amendment was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in US elections.

  • 6 May 1960

    United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.

  • 29 Jul 1958

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.

  • 8 Jun 1953

    The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.

  • 27 Feb 1951

    The twenty-second amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.

  • 1 Oct 1948

    Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.

  • 26 Jul 1947

    President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.

  • 3 Jun 1946

    The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.

  • 12 Mar 1945

    Anti-Discrimination Bill was signed in New York, US.

  • 17 May 1938

    The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.

  • 14 Aug 1935

    Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.

  • 28 Jan 1935

    Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.

  • 18 May 1933

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.

  • 28 Feb 1933

    President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.

  • 15 Jul 1932

    US President Herbert Hoover slashed his salary by 20% and his cabinet members by 15% due to the Economic Act signed on June 30, 1932.

  • 18 Oct 1929

    Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'

  • 27 Jul 1929

    The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • 10 Jul 1925

    The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.

  • 2 Jun 1924

    The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.

  • 26 Aug 1920

    The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, giving women the right to vote.

  • 19 Mar 1918

    The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.

  • 18 May 1917

    The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.

  • 27 Jan 1916

    The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.

  • 8 Aug 1914

    The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.

  • 25 Feb 1913

    The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.

  • 17 Feb 1913

    Oregon became the first US state to pass a minimum wage law.

  • 30 Jun 1906

    The United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.

  • 9 Dec 1905

    The French parliament passed a law that fully separated all activities of the church and the state.

  • 15 Feb 1879

    US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.

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