14h 10min, mar 3, 1863 y - Lincoln suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus
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The Habeas Corpus required individuals be presented in front of a judge to find out what they were charged with. Lincoln suspended this so that he could imprison Copperheads, or radical peace democrats who opposed Lincoln and sympathized with the South.
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14h 10min, mar 3, 1863 y
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~ 163 years ago