 President Richard Nixon Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1913 |
(Jan 9) Richard Mihous Nixon is born is Yorba Linda, Ca |
| 1934 |
Attended Whittier College |
| 1937 |
Duke University Law School |
| 1940 |
(June 21) Married Thelma "Patricia" Catherine Ryan |
| 1946 |
Daughter Patricia Nixon was born. |
| 1948 |
Daughter Julie Nixon was born. |
| 1969 |
Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th President of the U.S. |
| 1969 |
Nixon announces a plan to withdraw 25,000 U.S. troops from South Vietnam by August 1969. |
| 1969 |
Apollo II lands the first men on the moon. |
| 1969 |
Nixon signs the Selective Service Reform bill, ensuring that draftees are selected by a lottery system. |
| 1970 |
Nixon signs an executive order ending occupational and parental deferments for the draft. |
| 1970 |
National Guardsmen trying to stop antiwar protests at Kent State University in Ohio shoot and kill four students |
| 1970 |
Nixon approves and signs the Postal Reorganization Act, which establishes an independent United States Postal Service. |
| 1971 |
Nixon signs a Wage-Price Controls Bill |
| 1971 |
The Supreme Court authorizes busing for desegregation. |
| 1971 |
Nixon certifies the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. |
| 1972 |
Nixon meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Peking (now Beijing) |
| 1972 |
5 thieves arrested while breaking in to Democrat National Party headquarters at the Watergate in Washington, DC |
| 1973 |
The Roe vs Wade decision makes it illegal for states to outlaw abortion. |
| 1973 |
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns and pleads "no contest" to charges stemming from a kickback scheme he ran while Governor of Maryland. Agnew is fined $10,000 and sentenced to three years probation. |
| 1973 |
Gerald Ford is nominated for vice president and is confirmed by Congress. |
| 1973 |
Nixon increases Social Security benefits |
| 1974 |
The Supreme Court rules equal pay for women performing equal work. |
| 1974 |
(July 24) The Supreme Court orders Nixon to turn over 64 tapes to the Senate Watergate Committee, which he refuses to do. |
| 1974 |
(July) Three articles of impeachment are brought against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee: obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and the unconstitutional defiance of its subpoenas. |
| 1974 |
(Aug 8) Nixon resigns the presidency in a televised address. |
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