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92nd Congress (Jan. 3, 1971 - Jan. 3, 1973)
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start of the 1st session
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First Negro League player
-Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to become voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame -
Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali
-Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden -
22 murders
-U.S. Army Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty of 22 murders in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison -
Revenue Act of 1971
-Reduced individual and business taxes by a projected average of $8.6 billion over three years. -
end of the 1st session
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Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
-signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on Dec.23, 1971
-intended to resolve the long-standing issues surrounding aboriginal land claims in Alaska -
start of the 2nd session
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
-limited the amount of money a canidate for president, vice president, or Congress could spend on political advertising. -
Equal Rights Amendment
-the equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of gender -
Equal Employment Opportunity Act
-an independent federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. -
Title IX (9) of the Education Amendments of 1972
-the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools, whether it be in academics or athletics. -
Furman v. Georgia
-Furman v. Georgia: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the death penalty is unconstitutional. -
F-86 fighter aircraft
-An F-86 fighter aircraft leaving an air show at Sacramento Executive Airport fails to become airborne and crashes into a Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor, killing 12 children and 11 adults -
Federal Advisory Committee Act
-a US federal law, which governs behavior of federal advisory committees
-required a database that may be accessed by all Federal agencies to manage advisory committees government-wide -
end of the 2nd session
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Clean Water Act
-primary federal law in the US governing water pollution
-establised the goals of eliminationg releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water
