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.
July 20, 1971: Ehrlichman Announces Creation of âPlumbersâ. Nixon aide John Ehrlichman reports that he has successfully created the special investigations unit ordered by the president (see Late June-July 1971). His first choice to head the unit, speechwriter Pat Buchanan, refused the position.
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.