The US Supreme Court ruled to allow teachers to spank students even against their parent’s wishes.
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The Scopes Monkey Trial took place in Dayton, Tennessee.
The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.
The Slave Abolition Act was passed and came into effect the following year on August 1.
United States President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
