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May 18, 1643, Queen Anne, the widow of Louis XIII, was granted sole and absolute power as regent by the Paris parliament, overriding the late king's will
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=mexContent><TD vAlign=top><SCRIPT>addMexJSContent('writeTodayHistory()','','','','0');</SCRIPT><SCRIPT>writeTodayHistory()</SCRIPT>May 26, 1835, A resolution was passed in the U.S. Congress stating that Congress has no authority over state slavery laws.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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