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DEC17

Congress passes the Magnuson Act, which allows Chinese immigrants to become naturalized U.S. citizens and vote. It repealed the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, one of America’s most discriminatory laws, but still imposed strict immigration quotas.

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On December 17, 1963, one of the first major pieces of environmental legislation in the United States became law. The Clean Air Act empowers federal and state agencies to research and regulate air pollution, marking a major expansion of government efforts to fight back against the damage being done to the climate.

A 1955 law, the Air Pollution Control Act, had allocated $15 million to the study of air pollution across the country. As the federal government and the states conducted this research, it became clear that further legislation would be needed. After passing through Congress relatively swiftly, a stronger act was signed into law on December 17, 1963 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who had been in power for less than a month following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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• 1773 The Boston Tea Party

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• 1773 Sons of Liberty dump British tea

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• 1979 OPEC states raise oil prices

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• 1863 Johnston named commander of Army of Tennessee

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• 1950 Truman declares state of emergency

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• 1989 A terrorist bomber begins his deadly rampage

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• 1960 Two airplanes collide over New York City

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• 1811 Earthquake rocks the American wilderness
• 1920 Earthquake devastates Gansu province of China
• 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins
• 1971 Pakistani forces defeated in Bangladesh

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• 1977 Saturday Night Fever turns Travolta into movie star
• 2010 “Larry King Live” ends after 25 years on CNN

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• 1775 Jane Austen’s birthday

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• 1893 Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” receives its world premiere in New York City

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• 1826 Edwards declares the Texas Republic of Fredonia

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• 1998 Clinton orders air attack on Iraq

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• 1973 OJ Simpson rushes record 2,000 yards in a season

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• 1965 Westmoreland asks for more troops
• 1972 Kissinger announces that North Vietnamese left negotiations

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• 1914 Germans bombard English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough

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• 1944 Battle of the Bulge