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Interstate Commerce Act

United States of America · Economy / Railroad Regulation. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1887Date range
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Chronological records

1887

Grover Cleveland4 February 1887

Washington · Economy / Railroad Regulation

The Interstate Commerce Act creates federal regulation of railroad rates and practices.

Names involved

Grover Cleveland

Provenance

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