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EVB2940911: UNCLE SAM'S INCOME a April 21 1909 cartoon suggesting various taxes on wealth activities marriage and divorce dogs etc. instead of putting the tax burden on the average consumer. The cartoon comments on Congress's consideration of a 16th amendment allowing a Federal Income Tax in 1909 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2941480: North Vietnamese refugees board an US ship bound for Saigon, South Vietnam. The ship bears a sign reading, YOUR PASSAGE TO FREEDOM. After 8 years of war (1947-1954), the 1954 Geneva Accords established a 300-day period before the borders between North and South Vietnam would be closed. c. 1954-55 / Bridgeman Images