The Republican (nationalist) 47th Constitutional Congress (elected in accordance with Article I, Section 3 [Clause 1])—without a constitutional amendment, and over the veto of President Arthur—passes the Internal Improvements Act of 1882, providing 140,000,000 Dollars to special interest projects.

       [restored 5/13/2022]

Subsequent Events:

1/15/1883                   7/10/1896

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), 223.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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