12h 51min, sep 12, 1850 y - The Compromise of 1850
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As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.
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12h 51min, sep 12, 1850 y
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~ 175 years ago