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  2. Veterans' Preference Act - Wikipedia

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    This act remained the basic Federal law for appointment preference until June 27, 1944, when the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 was enacted. Two significant modifications were made to the 1919 Act. In 1923, an Executive Order was created which added 10 points to the score of disabled veterans and added 5 points to the scores of non-disabled ...

  3. G.I. Bill - Wikipedia

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    The G.I. Bill, formally the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, but the term "G.I. Bill" is still used to refer to programs created to assist American military veterans.

  4. List of United States federal legislation - Wikipedia

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    The National Banking Act of February 25, 1863, Sess. 3, ch. 58, was the 58th Act of the third session of the 37th Congress. The Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 of October 16, 2004, Pub. L. 108–332 (text), 118 Stat. 1282, was the 332nd Act of Congress (statute) passed in the 108th Congress. It can be found in volume 118 of the U.S ...

  5. Timeline of animal welfare and rights in the United States

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    Settlers adopt the first known animal welfare laws in North America. [5] 1800-1914: The first American state anti-cruelty laws and animal protection organizations appear. [6] Anti-vivisection organizations form but do not result in any major regulations on animal experimentation. [7] 1914-1966

  6. World War Adjusted Compensation Act - Wikipedia

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    The act awarded veterans additional pay in various forms, with only limited payments available in the short term. The value of each veteran's "credit" was based on each recipient's service in the United States Armed Forces between April 5, 1917, and July 1, 1919, with $1.00 awarded for each day served in the United States and $1.25 for each day served abroad.

  7. Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States

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    The World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or Bonus Act, was a law passed in 1924, that granted a life insurance policy to veterans of military service in the World War. It was based on aggressive political lobbying by new veterans organizations, especially the American Legion .

  8. Gregory Peck's 5 Children: All About His Sons and Daughter ...

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    Gregory and his then-wife Greta Kukkonen welcomed their first son, Jonathan, in 1944. The couple split when he was around 8 years old. According to the Detroit Free Press , Gregory's oldest son ...

  9. Mustering-out Payment Act - Wikipedia

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    The Mustering-out Payment Act is a United States federal law passed in 1944. [1] It provided money to servicemen , returning from the Second World War , to help them restart their lives as civilians.