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1824 |
Imports from the Far East are taxed. |
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1841 |
Daniel Webster is appointed U.S. Secretary of State. |
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09/18/1850 |
Fugitive Slave Law (second) is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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1852 |
Edward Everett is named U.S. Secretary of State. |
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05/30/1854 |
Kansas-Nebraska Act is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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1860 |
William Cooper Nell is appointed a U.S. postal clerk. |
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07/02/1862 |
Secretary of State William Seward visits Boston. |
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03/31/1863 |
General Conscription Act is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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10/03/1863 |
Thanksgiving is made a national holiday in Washington, D.C. |
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04/30/1866 |
Federal Civil Rights Act is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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