The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain.
The Ballot Act required elections to be held by secret ballot.
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US President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act.
The US National Minimum Drinking Age Act was signed into law, raising the age to 21.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
France became the first country in the world to include access to abortion in its constitution.
