The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.
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Canada legally declared women as 'persons.'
President Richard Nixon signed the US Endangered Species Act into law.
The US government passed the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act.
MP's in the UK voted in favor of triggering the European Union Bill (Article 50), which gave the government the power to prepare to leave the European Union.
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.
