Republican (nationalist) President Arthur—without a constitutional amendment—signs the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the permanent Civil Service Commission.

       [restored 5/13/2022]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 224.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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