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1920 – The 19th amendment to the Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote (More info)
1939 – The first televised Major League Baseball game is broadcast (More info)
1970 – Feminist Betty Friedan leads the nationwide Women’s Strike for Equality (More info)
1974 – Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh dies at the age of 72 (More info)
1978 – Pope John Paul I is elected Pope during the Papal conclave (More info)
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