US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
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George W. Bush renewed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) for an additional five years.
French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
Maryland passed its first anti-amalgamation law.
The Standard Time Act was signed into US law, introducing Daylight Saving Time.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in Washington, DC, could not refuse to serve Black patrons.
