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Laws

  • 14 Jan 1878

    Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.

  • 15 Aug 1876

    The Indian Appropriations Act added the sell or starve clause.

  • 18 Jul 1872

    The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.

  • 1 Mar 1872

    The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act went into law, making it the first National Park in the world.

  • 8 Jul 1870

    The US Federal Trademark Act began, which allowed authorization of Trademarks.

  • 31 May 1870

    Congress passed the Enforcement Act.

  • 28 Jul 1868

    The United States ratified the 14th Amendment to allow former slaves citizenship in the US.

  • 20 May 1862

    President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.

  • 1 Mar 1847

    The Death Penalty was abolished in the state of Michigan, except for treason.

  • 29 Dec 1835

    The Treaty of New Echota was signed.

  • 30 Jun 1834

    The US government passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act.

  • 28 Aug 1833

    The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.

  • 22 Jul 1833

    The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.

  • 28 May 1830

    US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.

  • 24 Feb 1803

    The US Supreme Court ruled it would be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues.

  • 28 Mar 1801

    The Treaty of Florence was signed, which ended the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.

  • 7 Nov 1800

    Paris barred women from legally wearing pants.

  • 7 Feb 1795

    The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.

  • 12 Feb 1793

    The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.

  • 31 May 1790

    The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.

  • 24 Sep 1789

    The United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act.

  • 13 Jul 1787

    The Northwest Ordinance was enacted; it is considered one of the most important legislative acts that the Confederation Congress of the US passed.

  • 10 May 1773

    The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.

  • 27 Apr 1773

    Britain implemented a Tea Act against its American colonies.

  • 17 May 1733

    Great Britain passed the Molasses Act.

  • 10 Apr 1710

    The Statute of Anne became the UK's first copyright law.

  • 1 May 1707

    The Acts of Union were passed, officially uniting England and Scotland as one country.

  • 27 May 1679

    The Habeas Corpus Act passed.

  • 20 Sep 1664

    Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.

  • 3 Nov 1534

    The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.

  • 27 Dec 1512

    Spain decreed the Laws of Burgos, the first set of laws that attempted to govern Spaniards abroad in the Americas.

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