Alabama passed the Human Life Protection Act, enacting a near-total ban on abortions.
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The British Legion was formed to take care of veterans by giving financial, social, and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces.
Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
The US Department of Agriculture was created after being signed into legislation by President Abraham Lincoln.
The USSR launched the Sputnik III.
