Our last assigned blog of the year is post-cold war topics, Reagan's attempted assassination.
Then, of course, Osama is dead. Found outside a Pakistani city, in a compound/mansion, he's now in the ocean. Classy.
Richard Nixon
very environmental, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act of 1970, Federal Water Pollution Control Act, EPA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Council on Environmental Quality
War on Drugs 1971, supplemental security income, integration of southern schools, affirmative action, title IX (1972, prohibiting gender discrimination in all federally funded schools), Equal Employment Opportunity Act (laws against workplace discrimination)
abortion was legalized, US astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, approved development of NASA's space shuttle program, traveled to China in 1972 where the president was to have direct talks with Mao Zedong and Chou En-lai, this eased relations with the US and China and China (not Taiwan) was recognized as the official China
went to Moscow in 1972, SALT I was signed (limiting nuclear weapons), anti-ballistic missile treaty was signed (banned development of systems designed to intercept incoming missiles), led to a new era of "peaceful co-existence" and detente (easing of tensions) with the USSR
1972 presidential election, against George McGovern, massive blowout, Nixon won 49 states
Nixon paranoid, plumbers set up to stop press leaks using all means, Nixon sabotaged the democratic election with pranks to get McGovern the democratic selection because he knew he could beat him
supported Israel in Yom Kippur War (Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria), support of Israel led to 1973 oil crisis, Nixon lowered max US speed limit to 55 mph, took US completely off gold standard
Watergate, 5 men caught breaking into democratic party headquarters at Watergate hotel in DC to find dirt on democratic party
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