On this day: March 18
POSTED: 12:41 AM Mar 13 2013
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Britain repeals the Stamp Act, Lord Stanley announces plans for a hockey cup, a cosmonaut goes for the first space walk, and OPEC ends its oil embargo against the United States, all on this day.
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1766: A day after the British Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act, which required that many printed materials in the U.S. colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp, King George III gives his royal assent, making the repeal official. The act had caused bitter and violent opposition in the colonies. Seen here is a 1765 proof sheet of one-cent stamps required for newsprint.
