Segregation of races on public transport became illegal as ruled by US Supreme Court.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which became NASA.
The Northwest Ordinance was enacted; it is considered one of the most important legislative acts that the Confederation Congress of the US passed.
The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law.
The Vietnam War officially ended, for the US at least, after the Paris Peace Accords were signed.
Britain implemented a Tea Act against its American colonies.
