Though heavily debated, access to abortion continues to grow across the United States. The debate ultimately reaches the Supreme Court. On January 22nd 1973, the Supreme Court rules on the original Roe vs. Wade case, stating the Fourteenth Amendment's right to privacy protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to freely elect to have an abortion..

Two-and-a-half months later, on April 4th, the second World Trade Center Tower holds its ribbon-cutting ceremony, celebrating its completion.