1971 ⟶ Voting Age Lowered to 18 in the United States
July 5: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Cons...
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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🇺🇸 Richard Nixon Inaugurated as U.S. President
January 20: Richard Nixon is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
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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🇺🇸 Nixon Resigns, Ford Becomes President
August 8 – 9: Watergate scandal: Resignation of Richard Nixon; Vice President Gerald Ford assumes office as President of the United States, the first person not elected as either President or Vice President to take the role.⟶
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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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