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During this period we experienced massive population growth due to the improvement of medicine. With this newfound technology more jobs were created and industrialization became the norm. New sources of entertainment became available. A whole lot of things happened but these are some of the most notable.
Congress voting to take an act of impeachment upon a judicial judge
Labor Law In the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion,sex national origin and later sexual orientation and gender identity.