1970Nixon Signs Cigarette Smoking Act

April 1: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon signs Public Health...
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✊ Birmingham Campaign: Civil Rights Demonstrations and Confrontation

March–April: Birmingham campaign, a key event in the 1954-1968 Civil rights movement
Birmingham Campaign: Civil Rights Demonstrations and Confrontation (1963)
Civil Rights MovementAfrican AmericansSegregationNonviolent ResistanceProtestsMartin Luther King Jr.Racial DiscriminationUnited States HistorySocial Justice
United StatesUnited States

🏳️‍🌈 Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement

June 28July 3: The Stonewall riots in New York City instigate the gay rights movement.
Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement (1969)
LGBTQ+Social JusticeActivismCivil RightsNew York CityProtestSocial Movements
United StatesUnited States

🚬 Nixon Signs Cigarette Smoking Act

Nixon Signs Cigarette Smoking Act (1970)
Public HealthLegislationRichard NixonRegulation
United StatesUnited States

📺 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Launches in the United States

October 5: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) began broadcasting as a successor to National Educational Television (NET) in the United States.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Launches in the United States (1970)
TelevisionMediaEducationCommunication
United StatesUnited States

📻 National Public Radio Launches First Broadcast

April 20: National Public Radio (NPR) airs its first broadcast.
National Public Radio Launches First Broadcast (1971)
RadioBroadcastingMediaJournalismNewsCommunication
United StatesUnited 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.
Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States (1971)
United States ConstitutionVoting RightsCivil RightsRichard NixonLegislation
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