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1862

1862 • American Civil War: The U.S. federal government forbids all Union army officers from returning fugitive slaves, thus effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.

1878


Mar 8
Age: 16y

1880


Age: 18y
1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City.

1880


Age: 18y
1880 • France annexes Tahiti.

1882


Jun
Age: 20y
1882 • The Chinese Exclusion Act is the first important law which restricts immigration into the U.S.A.

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