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February 14, 1903 The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established
The department was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903.[2] It was subsequently renamed the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, as the bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Commerce
