Congress Passed the Enforcement Act

On May 31, 1870

Congress passed the Enforcement Act.

This act was to counter any attacks on voting rights of African Americans from state officials or racist groups.

This Day in History - May 31

1970

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.

1790

The Copyright Act of 1790 became the first federal copyright act to be established in the United States.

2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the 3rd film based on the books by J. K. Rowling, was released in UK cinemas.

1935

20th Century Fox was founded after a merger of Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures.

1669

English civil servant Samuel Pepys recorded his last diary entry.

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