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jan 1, 1890 - Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1890

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-First Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies
-Forms the basis for most antitrust legislation by the federal government today
-Used at first against unions (especially to break the Pullman Strike)

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jan 1, 1890
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~ 136 years ago