George W. Bush renewed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) for an additional five years.
French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
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.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
The 27th Amendment was ratified.
China lifted martial law.
Burning the US flag was deemed legal.
The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.
The US Supreme Court ruled that school is for everyone and banned discrimination based on citizenship.
US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that police can't stop cars just to check the driver and their registration.
The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent's wishes.
President Richard Nixon signed the US Endangered Species Act into law.
The Vietnam War officially ended, for the US at least, after the Paris Peace Accords were signed.
The legal age required for voting in the USA was reduced to 18.
The Civil Rights Act was enacted in the US after being signed by President Lyndon B.
The US Supreme Court ruled interracial marriage legal.
The Outer Space Treaty was signed to prevent the use of nuclear weapons being utilized in space.
President Lyndon B signed the National Traffic and Motor Safety Act, which set new standards for vehicles and drivers.
US Supreme Court declared the start of informing potential criminals of their rights. These became known as the Miranda rights.
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which was introduced to stop voting discrimination against minority groups.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by US President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The 23rd Amendment was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in US elections.
United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.
The twenty-second amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
Anti-Discrimination Bill was signed in New York, US.
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
Law No. 38 in Iceland was approved, making abortion legal.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.
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.
Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified, giving women the right to vote.
The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.
The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
Oregon became the first US state to pass a minimum wage law.
The United States Congress passed the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
The French parliament passed a law that fully separated all activities of the church and the state.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
