Spain decreed the Laws of Burgos, the first set of laws that attempted to govern Spaniards abroad in the Americas.
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The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.
The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified.
China lifted martial law.
Mississippi formally ratified the Thirteenth Amendment and became the last state to approve the abolition of slavery.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
