France became the first country in the world to include access to abortion in its constitution.
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Oregon became the first US state to pass a minimum wage law.
The United States Supreme Court declared that it was unlawful to discriminate in interstate travel.
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
The 23rd Amendment was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in US elections.
The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
