Supreme Court ruled bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
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The Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War was signed in Geneva, Switzerland.
Burning the US flag was deemed legal.
The Statute of Anne became the UK's first copyright law.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.
