2015 Event The deadline has passed for conclusion of negotiations by Iran and a group of six nations on Iran's nuclear program; however, as some progress has been made, the talks will continue 2014 Event Joan Rivers dies at age 81; the outspoken comedienne passed after complications from surgery on her vocal cords 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2013 Event New Zealand's first same-sex marriages take place since the country's parliament passed the Marriage Equality Bill in April 2013 Event In France, an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage is passed, opening the door for Francois Holland to promulgate it 2013 Event The Arms Trade Treaty, the first-ever bill to regulate the global trade in conventional weapons, is passed by the U.N. General Assembly 2013 Event In Sri Lanka, an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is passed by the Parliament 2012 Event The toll of those afflicted by Typhoon Bopha in the southern Philippines rises to 179,000 left homeless after the storm passed 2012 Event President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi causes a call for large protests after he passed a degree giving himself sweeping new powers 2011 Event A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2010 Event The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 1991 Event Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season and 15,031 for career 1987 Event Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls 1985 Event Bill to balance the federal budget passed by Congress 1984 Event NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule 1974 Event Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over President Ford's veto 1964 Event Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate 1954 Event Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1925 Event Unemployment Insurance Act passed in England 1919 Event Volstead Act passed by Congress, start prohibition over Wilson's veto 1918 Event Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence 1916 Event Workmen's Compensation Act passed by Congress 1914 Event Clayton Anti-trust Act passed (union and strike rights) 1913 Event 1st U.S. law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed 1910 Event 1st federal corrupt election practices law passed 1910 Event Mann Act passed (no women across state lines for immoral purposes) 1893 Event 1st federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features 1887 Event Dawes Act passed (indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship) 1879 Event Congress passed 1st Timberland Protection Act 1870 Event 15th Amendment (Black suffrage) passed 1867 Event Congress passed 3rd Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto 1867 Event Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act 1865 Event 1st U.S. cattle importation law passed 1863 Event Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers 1861 Event Washington D.C. - Crittenden resolution is passed stating that the war is to be fought to preserve union and uphold the Constitution, not to alter slavery 1858 Event Jewish Disabilities Removal Act passed by British Parliament 1842 Event 1st U.S. child labor law regulating working hours passed (Mass) 1840 Event Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada 1819 Event U.S. passed its 1st immigration law 1814 Event Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll 1804 Event Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804 1799 Event 1st U.S. law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts 1793 Event 1st U.S. fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves 1792 Event U.S. Presidential Succession Act passed 1791 Event French Constitution passed by French National Assembly 1789 Event Federal Judiciary Act is passed and creates a six-person Supreme Court 1774 Event England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes 1765 Event Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists 1649 Event Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship 1644 Event 1st U.S. livestock branding law passed, by Connecticut 1642 Event 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts 1629 Event 1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia
