12h 39min, jan 1, 1952 y - Quotas Upheld
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President Harry Truman attempted to veto a bill that supported the ethnicity-based quota system, specifically targeting Asians and favoring Europeans, but Congress overrode his veto and the bill was passed.
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12h 39min, jan 1, 1952 y
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~ 72 years ago