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July 1 – The laws creating Canada's Medicare system come into effect; July 18–August 9 – Canada Post workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers go on strike; August 20 – Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to end the "Prague Spring" of political liberalization. Thousands of refugees flee to Canada.
Countries with the lowest driving ages (17 and below) are Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (mainland), United States, the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe. In some jurisdictions in the United States [citation needed] and Canada, drivers can be as young as 14 (with parental supervision). [1]
Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota: The legal purchase age is 18 for 3.2% ABV beer, and 21 for beer stronger than 3.2% ABV, wine, and liquor. Minimum legal purchase age as of 1983 (one year before the National Minimum Drinking Age Act was passed):
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Baháʼí youth are 15–21 years old. Once a Baháʼí turns 15, if they declare themselves a Baháʼí, they are expected to recite a daily obligatory prayer and participate in the fast. [ 131 ] Baha'is can vote in Baha'i elections once they turn 18 (recently changed from 21).
The 1968 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1968. All 50 states and The District of Columbia were part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
A shootout between Black Panthers and Oakland police results in several arrests and deaths, including 17-year-old Panther Bobby Hutton. A double explosion in downtown Richmond, Indiana kills 41 and injures 150. April 10 – The 40th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Bob Hope, is held at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
1987. Average home cost: $104,500. Adjusted for inflation: $277,169. Home prices jumped 13.6% this year due to inflation.