Running back Jeff Kenney was drafted in the first round, with the 23rd overall pick, by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1972.
During the Vietnam War, the chances of being drafted were determined by a draft lottery system. Men were assigned a number based on their birthdate, and those with lower numbers were more likely to be drafted. The draft lottery was used from 1969 to 1972, and during that time, approximately 1 in 10 eligible men were drafted.
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The Senate Watergate Committee was convened by the United States Senate. This committee was created to investigate the Watergate burglaries and scandal.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first drafted by Alice Paul in 1923. It aimed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. The amendment was eventually passed by the Senate in 1972, but it required ratification by three-fourths of the states to become part of the Constitution.
The original Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1923 by a leader of the Suffrage Movement, Alice Paul. It was introduced and passed the House and Senate in 1972 but was never ratified.
The original Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1923 by a leader of the Suffrage Movement, Alice Paul. It was introduced and passed the House and Senate in 1972 but was never ratified.
Milwaukee Bucks, 12th overall in 1972.
The ERA had already passed the senate and house by 1972. It got 22 of 38 state ratifications before oppositions killed it by 1975.
Most men were inducted prior to '72.
In 1971 the Okinawa Reversion Treaty passed from the U.S. senate returning the islands to Japananese control in 1972. There was no peace treaty as Japan had surrendered ending the war.
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Running back Jeff Kenney was drafted in the first round, with the 23rd overall pick, by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1972.
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The 1970's was the decade where the first important laws were passed to decrease the amount of water pollution.