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Congress Passed the Equal Pay Act
The U.S. Congress passed the Equal Pay Act. This new law said that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work. -
Tax Cuts of 1964
JFK proposes a major tax cut to congress, who later passes it with $12 billion dollars tax cut. Job corps are created by the Economic Opportunity Act. -
Civil Rights Act
They included the bill to prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of sex. Both supporters and opponents of civil rights thought the amendment would defeat the bill. Instead, the Civil Rights Act passed, complete with protection for women outlined in Title VII of the act -
Amendment to the Social Security Act
This amendment was signed by President Johnson creating Medicare and Medicaid which provides health insurance to those over 65 or poor families. (Annenberg Foundation, 2014). -
Tax Surcharge and Spending Cut
President Johnson signed into a tax surcharge and $6 billion federal spending cut. -
American Space Program Surpasses Soviets of 1969
The two Cold War rivals America and The Soviet Union, compete on the space program until America surpasses the soviets by landing two Americans on the moon on 20th July 1969.
