In World War II, the nature of combat changed significantly from the Great War, and so did the nature of post-traumatic stress disorder. Foxholes were used rather than the trenches of the First World War.
Supreme Court legalizes abortion. In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters.
The Supreme Court struck down part of a federal statute Monday that allowed Americans born in Jerusalem to record in their passport Israel as the place of birth.7 photos: Photos: Supreme Court cases that changed America. Supreme Court cases that changed America â Roe v. Wade (1973): Norma McCorvey, identified as Jane Roe, sued Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade over a law that made it a felony to have an abortion unless the life of the mother was in danger.