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Anniversaries in American history that fall on May 6.

1882 · Documents / Laws & Acts
Chinese Exclusion Act
The First Federal Law to Bar Immigration by Race, 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act
1863 · Events / Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee's tactical masterpiece — and the shot that cost him his most dangerous general
Battle of Chancellorsville