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The act passed after a record-setting filibuster by Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke against the act for more than 24 hours. This Day in History: Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes We look back at two big events that happened on Discover the fascinating origins of the First United States

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This Day in History: Congress passes Civil Rights Act in 1957
This Day In History: Congress Approves 19th Amendment
This Day In History: Congress Passes Neutrality Act
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This Day in History: Congress Passes Law Legalizing Existing Army
This Day In History: Congress passes the Third Enforcement Act also known as the Ku Klux Act, Apr...
This Day in History: Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes
This Day in History: Congress establishes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
This Day in History: Bill of Rights passed in Congress
This Day in History: Continental  Congress decides on the design for the American Flag, June 14
This Day in History: First African American elected to congress, Clay beats Liston
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This Day in History: Congress passes Civil Rights Act in 1957

This Day in History: Congress passes Civil Rights Act in 1957

The act passed after a record-setting filibuster by Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke against the act for more than 24 hours.

This Day In History: Congress Approves 19th Amendment

This Day In History: Congress Approves 19th Amendment

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This Day In History: Congress Passes Neutrality Act

This Day In History: Congress Passes Neutrality Act

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This Day in History: Congress Holds First Session

This Day in History: Congress Holds First Session

This Day in History: Congress

This Day in History: Congress Passes Law Legalizing Existing Army

This Day in History: Congress Passes Law Legalizing Existing Army

This Day in History: Congress

This Day In History: Congress passes the Third Enforcement Act also known as the Ku Klux Act, Apr...

This Day In History: Congress passes the Third Enforcement Act also known as the Ku Klux Act, Apr...

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This Day in History: Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes

This Day in History: Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes

This Day in History: Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes

This Day in History: Congress establishes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

This Day in History: Congress establishes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

On this date in 1779, the Continental

This Day in History: Bill of Rights passed in Congress

This Day in History: Bill of Rights passed in Congress

The Bill of Rights first passed

This Day in History: Continental  Congress decides on the design for the American Flag, June 14

This Day in History: Continental Congress decides on the design for the American Flag, June 14

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This Day in History: First African American elected to congress, Clay beats Liston

This Day in History: First African American elected to congress, Clay beats Liston

We look back at two big events that happened on

The First Congress

The First Congress

Discover the fascinating origins of the First United States

Congress Passes Air Commerce Act - May 20, 1926 | This Day in History

Congress Passes Air Commerce Act - May 20, 1926 | This Day in History

On May 20, 1926,