French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
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President Richard Nixon signed the US Endangered Species Act into law.
A controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was approved by the UK's parliament.
The 23rd Amendment was ratified, allowing residents of Washington, DC to vote in US elections.
Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
The US Congress passed Selective Service Act.