Let's remember 1973 What notable things happened 32 years ago?

[LynneSin]

Well, outside of RoeVWade giving the woman's right to choose. I just want to put things into perspective with just HOW LONG it's taken to get to this point with possibly overturning it!

[Left_Winger]

1. Several things...

The POWs came home from Vietnam, the draft was ended and eighteen year olds were given the vote.

[I Know How To Do it]

2. And they never will. But it's a good thing that all these fundie

kooks spend all their time and energy on something that will never happen.

[Cerridwen]

3. Here ya go...

1973 – On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision, hands down Roe v Wade making a 1st trimester abortion a private decision between a woman & her physician. In the 2nd trimester states
can put limitations on abortion with regard to the health of the pregnant woman. In the 3rd trimester states can make abortion illegal except to save the life of the woman.


1973 – Indiana passes first call for a Constitutional Convention to ban abortion.


There is more to the time line which shows many of the steps to get to where we are today.

Here's the link: http://www.hopeclinic.com/AbortionHistory.htm

[meegbear]

4. Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon was released

[Texasgal]

5. I was 4 years old

living in a hippie commune with my parents..... is that notable? :P

[NoPasaran]

6. Senate Watergate hearings

[WatchWhatISay]

7. I escaped high school

well, it was a big deal to me

[ihaveaquestion]

16. me 2, me 2 !!

Beleive me, I didn't think I'd make it. It was touch and go for quite a while.

[BOSSHOG]

8. The Summer of 1973

I met my future wife and we have been happily together ever since. Our marriage remains strong and we (liberals) will ensure RoeVWade will remain intact as well.

It must really be disgusting going through life trying to change constitutional law to hurt fellow citizens, to use the constitution as a weapon. Christian conservatives are the number one domestic enemy of the constitution.

[DBoon]

9. No more draft

Just a year before I had to register, too

[Zuni]

10. US ends involvement in Vietnam in janurary

Nixon forced by democrats to pull US forces out of cambodia in August

[madmom]

11. My son was born...n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

12. I got divorced, bought my first house, and started with IBM.

[Cerridwen]

13. Kick n/t

[Orsino]

14. The first gas crisis.

I sat in one and only one line in my small town, but I understand that it was much worse elsewhere.

[ReadTomPaine]

19. 1973 was also year the Muscle Car officially died.

Tho insurance rates were just as much to blame for this.

Dodge and Pontiac offered Detroit's last true muscle cars this year.

[AlienGirl]

15. I was about four months old, and just starting to talk

I don't remember 1973. :-)

Tucker

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. I woulda been a toddler and terrified of the news showing clips of

Viet Nam. (I do not remember this but my parents told me that was the case.)

[UrbScotty]

18. A certain person's downward Spiro (nt)