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 * 1798 – President John Adams signed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to criticize certain members of the federal government.
 * 1890 – The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was enacted, requiring purchase and coinage of silver by the U. S. government, thereby increasing the money supply ahead of the Panic of 1893.