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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

August 10: This day at law ~ President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II
Bernard Hibbitts at 12:01 AM ET

On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps by the US government during World War II. Learn more about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which also included a formal apology by Congress for what it called a "grave injustice."



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