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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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