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YES. April 16th is Emancipation Day, a holiday in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which president Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. Not all cities and states observe Emancipation Day.
Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act as well as the Railroad Act of 1862.
Richard M. Nixon was the US President who signed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. He did that in 1970.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed into law by President Franklin Pierce on May 30, 1854.