The question considered hereâhow does population growth affect the direction. and magnitude of economic change today as world population approaches 6 billionâis. germane to a key argument invoked to defend international population assistance. programs since their inception in the early 1960s.
Late June-July 1971: Nixon Authorizes âPlumbers,â Orders Media Leaks to Smear Ellsberg. President Nixon authorizes the creation of a âspecial investigations unit,â later nicknamed the âPlumbers,â to root out and seal media leaks.
Hayes was the first President to have a telephone at the White House. â¢ In 1878, the Women's Suffrage Amendment was proposed to Congress. â¢ Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. â¢ Many great novels such as Black Beauty, Ben-Hur and Uncle Remus were written.