President Lincoln signed an Act that made slavery illegal in US territories.
Slavery also became illegal in the States on January 1, 1863.
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The ten millionth patent, a specialized laser radar, was issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
The US Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required schools to teach creationism.
Louis IV was crowned king of West Francia.
Batman Returns was released in the US.
In Atlanta, Georgia, legislation passed that made pinball machines illegal in the city.
