1848 ⟶ Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement

Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights conventi...
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🗣️ Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement

Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for women's suffrage.⟶
Seneca Falls Convention Launches Women's Rights Movement (1848)
Women's RightsSuffrageSocial ReformFeminismGender EqualityUnited States HistoryActivism
United StatesUnited States

🏞️ Yellowstone National Park Established

Yellowstone national park, the first national park, is created.⟶
Yellowstone National Park Established (1872)
ConservationEnvironmentalismUnited States HistoryTourism
United StatesUnited States

🚫 Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.⟶
Prohibition Begins in the United States (1920)
ProhibitionSocial ReformCrimeOrganized Crime
United StatesUnited States

🍻 Prohibition Ends in the United States

December 5: Prohibition in the United States is abolished.⟶
Prohibition Ends in the United States (1933)
ProhibitionSocial ReformLaw
United StatesUnited States

🏳️‍🌈 Stonewall Riots Spark Gay Rights Movement

June 28 – July 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

🏀 WNBA's Inaugural Game Held in Los Angeles

June 21: The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) plays its first game at The Great Western Forum in Los Angeles.⟶
WNBA's Inaugural Game Held in Los Angeles (1997)
SportsWomen's RightsGender EqualitySociety
United StatesUnited States