50 Years of Title IX
June 23, 1972
Title IX, an update to civil rights law that extends an existing ban on sex discrimination to education, is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
September 1973
Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in an exhibition match dubbed the “Battle of the Sexes.” Plus: The U.S. Open becomes the first major tournament to award equal prize money for men and women champions after King threatens to boycott over pay disparity.
November 1973
A New Jersey court rules girls must be allowed to play Little League
