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John Cabot claims claims a new continent in the name of King Henry VII of England.
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France approved a law for man to have equal rights and freedom
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When the British government that controlled all the tea imported, the officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain and a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor.
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Most important documents ever to be written in the history of the United States of America.
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An agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the USA as a confederation.
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Federal law that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves.
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Canada Day celebrates the birthday of Canada. Canada became a new federation with its own constitution by signing the Constitution Act.
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Congress approves an eight-hour work day for federal employees.
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Act guaranteeing equal rights to African Americans.
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First country in the world to grant national voting rights to women.
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A law that banned the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors ushered in a period in American history known as Prohibition.
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An Act to limit the immigration of aliens into the United States.
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First province to have legal rights for the blind
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Jimmy Carter wins Democratic president nomination in New York City.
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King Juan Carlos approves Spain's frist democratic constitution.
