jan 1, 1771 BC - 1771 BCE, The Code of Hammurabi is Written
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The Code of Hammurabi was the world's first written set of laws and rights. It provided citizens with their own personal rights and what powers the government had and was restricted to. The idea of written laws was carried on by nearly every government to follow changing politics permanently.
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