2021 ⟶ Juneteenth Officially Declared a Federal Holiday in the United States
June 19: Joe Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Da...
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🗳️ Voting Rights Act Enacted
March 17: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches.⟶
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United States🗳️ Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States
July 5: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, formally certified by President Richard Nixon, lowers the voting age from 21 to 18.⟶
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United States🗳️ Barack Obama Elected President of the United States
November 4: Barack Obama is elected the first African-American President of the United States.⟶
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United States🎉 Juneteenth Officially Declared a Federal Holiday in the United States
June 19: Joe Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a federal holiday. It is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.⟶
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United States⚖️ Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In as First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice
June 30: Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes the first black woman on the Supreme Court.⟶
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