1831 ⟶ Cherokee Nation v. Georgia Supreme Court Case & Irish Emigration Surge Begins
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🏛️ Supreme Court Establishes Corporate Contract Protection

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🚢 Supreme Court Defines Interstate Commerce in Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden, a landmark decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the power to regulate interstate commerce encompassed the power to regulate navigation.⟶

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⚖️ Cherokee Nation v. Georgia Supreme Court Case & Irish Emigration Surge Begins
Chief John Ross of the Cherokee Nation defends Cherokee rights and sovereignty in the U.S. Supreme Court case The Cherokee Nation v. The State of Georgia Emigrants leaving Ireland. From 1830 to 1914, almost 5 million Irish people went to the United States alone.⟶

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🇮🇪 US Begins First Red Scare; Irish War of Independence Starts
January 21: The First Red Scare in the United States. Irish War of Independence begins.⟶

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⚖️ Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion Nationwide
January 22: The Supreme Court of the United States decides Roe v. Wade.⟶

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