sep 14, 1872 - Report of the Arbitration Panel under the Treaty of Washington, awards the United States $15.1 million for damages caused by British-built warships and illegal fishing. This method of resolving international disputes was novel and an important precedent; it consolidated the “special relationship” between the U.S. and Great Britain
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sep 14, 1872
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