today we were assigned our last blogs of the year. i got the iraq war in 2003. We also talked about Osama BIn Laden and contiuned our presidential blog discussions.
RIchard Nixon-
-fought the war on drugs
-saw large school integration in the south
-prohibited sex discrimintation
-Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
-abortion was legalized
-US astronauts landed on the moon
-developed NASA's Space Shuttle program
-eased relations between the US and China
-SALT was signed to prevent nuclear weapons
-this led to better relations between the USSR and the United States
-he won the 1972 election winning all but one state.
-it was believed to be a rigged election
-supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
-it led to an oil crisis and he lowered the max speed limit in all states to 55 MPH to conserve gasoline
-Watergate-
-5 men were caught breaking into the the Democratic National Headquarters to find dirt on the Democratic party
-this is how the election was thought to be rigged
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