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Voting Age Changed
The United States Constitution's 26th Amendment, which lowers the voting age from 21 to 18, is signed by President Richard Nixon. -
Womens right to vote
Women are granted the right to vote in the US by a vote of 278–124 in the House of Representatives. -
NPR is founded
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Eclipse Visible In The Southeast of the U.S.
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First Earth Day
In the United States, the inaugural Earth Day is observed, commemorating the start of the contemporary environmental movement. -
Kent State Shooting
During a protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University, Ohio National Guardsmen shoot and murder four students, injuring nine more. This incident is known as the Kent State shootings. -
Voting Age Changed
The United States Constitution's 26th Amendment, which lowers the voting age from 21 to 18, is signed by President Richard Nixon. -
New Supreme Court Justice
The United States Senate confirms Harry Blackmun as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Wisconsin Bomb
At the Army Mathematics Research Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a bomb planted by anti-war radicals detonates, killing one researcher and wounding three more.