1 giug 1845 anni - Irish Potato Famine begins
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 By September one-third of the crop had been lost. Peel responded to the food shortages and rising prices by importing American maize and setting up a relief commission. 
Peel increased imports of maize and responded to the crisis by determining to repeal the Corn Laws. 
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