Spain decreed the Laws of Burgos, the first set of laws that attempted to govern Spaniards abroad in the Americas.
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President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act.
US President Herbert Hoover slashed his salary by 20% and his cabinet members by 15% due to the Economic Act signed on June 30, 1932.
President Hindenburg issued the Reichstag Fire Decree.
The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
The British House of Commons passed the Slavery Abolition Act.
