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	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 10, 2023
	Invalidated site: Massena Central School District - Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 21, 2017
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Apr 21, 2008
	Added new Web site: Ohio History Central - Pendleton Act.	Veenu Setia	Apr 01, 2008
	Added new Web site: U.S. Information Service - Pendleton Civil Service Act.	Veenu Setia	Apr 01, 2008
	Added new Web site: Massena Central School District - Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act.	Veenu Setia	Mar 31, 2008
	Added new Web site: History Central - The Pendleton Act.	Veenu Setia	Mar 28, 2008
	Added new Web site: Classbrain.com - Pendleton Act.	Veenu Setia	Mar 28, 2008
	Added new Web site: Teaching Future Historians - Pendleton Civil Service Act.	Veenu Setia	Mar 28, 2008
	Added new Web site: History Central - Civil Service Act- 1883.	Veenu Setia	Mar 28, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998