1968 Former Vice President Richard Nixon (California) defeats both Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota) and George Wallace (Alabama) for the Presidency on November 5 to become the thirty-seventh President of the US.Timeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1968
1970 Kent State and Jackson State Killings of College Students by National Guardsmen and Police on May 4 and May 14, respectively.Timeline State: OhioTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: violence & terrorismEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1970
1970 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was founded on December 3.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1970
1971 On July 1, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution, which lowers the voting age to 18, becomes law with its ratification by Oklahoma.Timeline State: OklahomaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: constitutional amendmentsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1971
1972 The Equal Rights Amendment is passed by Congress on March 22 but is never ratified by the required number of states.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: constitutional amendmentsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1972
1973 Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns on October 10 and President Nixon appoints Michigan Congressman Gerald Ford as his replacement.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1973
1973 The Endangered Species Act is passed on December 28.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: the environmentEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1973
1973 On May 17, 1973 the U.S. Senate begins televised Watergate Hearings.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1973
1973 U.S. Supreme Court hands down the Roe v. Wade decision on January 22 which legalizes abortion.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: lawEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1973
1971 The first of the Pentagon Papers are published by the New York Times on June 13.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: national securityEra: 1901-2000 Read more about 1971
