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jan 1, 1846 - Corn Laws Repealed

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The Corn Laws, a long standing series of protectionist trade laws that made Britain primarily dependent on domestic food production, are repealed, easing food insecurity in Great Britain and Ireland, and signaling the end of one of the last scraps of official economic protectionism in English law.

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jan 1, 1846
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~ 179 years ago