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1995 Mississippi House of Representatives formally abolishes slavery and ratifies 13th Amendment
1991 South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws 1980 Coup in Burkina abolishes constitution 1972 California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty 1969 Britain abolishes death penalty 1967 Uganda abolishes traditional tribal kingdoms, becomes a republic 1959 Tibet abolishes serfdom 1956 Britain abolishes death penalty 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over 1933 German President Von Hindenburg abolishes free expression of opinion 1928 Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) 1904 German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children 1886 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba 1876 Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed 1873 Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins 1870 Dutch 1st Chamber abolishes Capital punishment (20-18) 1870 Second Chamber abolishes capital punishment 1868 Congress abolishes manufacturer's tax 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico 1861 U.S. Army abolishes flogging 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom 1856 American (Know-Nothing) Party abolishes secrecy 1850 U.S. Navy abolishes flogging as punishment 1836 Texas abolishes slavery 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed 1821 Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons 1807 British Parliament abolishes slave trade 1792 Denmark abolishes slave trade |
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