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1931 ‐
"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially becomes US national anthem by congressional resolution; lyrics by Francis Scott Key in 1814, set to John Stafford Smith's 18th century tune "The Anacreontic Song"
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1922 ‐
Italian fascists occupy Fiume & Rijeka
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1904 ‐
Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder
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1903 ‐
North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses
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1887 ‐
American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa
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1869 ‐
University of South Carolina opens to all races
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1842 ‐
1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Mass)
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1820 ‐
Missouri Compromise passes, allowing Missouri to join the United States despite slavery still being legal there.
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1812 ‐
US passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims)
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1791 ‐
1st US internal revenue act (taxing distilled spirits & carriages)
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