2010

On March 22, President Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act into law.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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2001-2010

1964

Congress passes the Economic Opportunity Act on August 20.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1901-2000

1944

On June 22, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act popularly known as the G.I. Bill.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1901-2000

1937

On May 24, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Social Security Act is constitutional.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1901-2000

1935

On August 14, President Roosevelt signs into law the Social Security Act.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1901-2000

1893

The Anti-Saloon League is formed in Oberlin, Ohio on May 24.

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Ohio

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

1889

On September 18, Jane Addams and Ellen Starr Gates found Hull House in Chicago. Hull House is the first settlement house in the U.S.

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Illinois

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

1872

The Freedman's Bureau is terminated on June 10.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

1881

Clara Barton founds the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21.

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District of Columbia

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

1874

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WTCU) is organized in Cleveland in November.

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Ohio

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United States

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social reform

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1801-1900

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