On 22 January 1973, the US Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in Roe v. Wade, in an opinion written by Justice Harry Blackmun, that the constitutional right to privacy included a woman's right to choose an abortion, striking down many state laws. The case had been brought by Norma McCorvey, using the pseudonym Jane Roe, in Texas. It divided American politics for fifty years. On 24 June 2022 the Court overturned it in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, returning the regulation of abortion to the states, many of which banned or restricted it.
Before and after
- 1973The Vindolanda writing tablets are found
- 8 January 1973Founding of Grupo Televisa
- 8 January 1973Launch of Luna 21
- 22 January 1973Death of Lyndon B. Johnson
- 22 January 1973Roe v. Wade
- 14 February 1973Ring Ring
- 22 February 1973Release of Charlotte's Web
- 3 March 1973CITES
- 6 March 1973Death of Pearl S. Buck
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- 22 March 1945Founding of Arab League
- 8 August 1967Founding of ASEAN
- 10 December 1987Rise of Hamas
- 1994Rise of Taliban
- 1 January 1995Founding of World Trade Organization
- 11 September 2001September 11 attacks
The era
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