Subjects –
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
The Equal Rights Amendment
August 10, 1970
Representative Martha Griffiths of Michigan successfully released the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) from the Judiciary Committee and brought the legislation to the House Floor for a vote on this date.
Crime Control Act of 1970
October 15, 1970
On this date, President Richard M. Nixon signed the Crime Control Act of 1970 (also known as the Organized Crime Act), a measure aimed at the mafia and other crime syndicates.