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This week in FDA history.This weekly feature from 2006, the FDA's centennial year, highlights history and progress in the agency's first 100 years.A sampling of significant events in the Food and Drug Administration's first 100 years.
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January 4, 1983: The orphan rugs act is passed to stimulate the development of drugs and biological products for the treatment of rare diseases.
In Other News. . .

January 2, 1983:
The hit musical "Annie" closes in
New York City, ending a
2,377-performance run. At the time,
the show--inspired by the comic strip
"Little Orphan Annie"-- was the
sixth-longest-running Broadway show.
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