May 20: 1862: Homestead Act came in to effect

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May 20, 2020, 3:42:13 PM5/20/20
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U.S. Homestead Act signed
On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided 160 acres of public land virtually free of charge to those who had lived on and cultivated the land for at least five years.

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