1965
Medicare and Medicaid are signed into law
President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, guaranteeing health coverage for older and low-income Americans. Tens of millions of people gained access to care.
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2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1965
President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, guaranteeing health coverage for older and low-income Americans. Tens of millions of people gained access to care.
Source: Wikipedia
2020
NASA launched the Perseverance rover toward Mars to search for signs of ancient life and cache rocks for a future return to Earth. It also carried Ingenuity, the first helicopter to fly on another planet.
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