Wednesday, November 7, 1973. Congress overrides Nixon's veto of the War Powers Act.
It's fair to ask in a way if the "Energy Crisis" presented a lost opportunity.
Even in 1973, contrary to the way some would like to assert it, there were concerns in the scientific community about climate change. When the Energy Crisis arose due to the Arab Oil Embargo there was a serious effort to look at alternative energy sources, although nothing like there is today, and it was coupled with a massive effort to increase the production of domestic fossil fuels. Solar energy was looked at seriously for the first time. A lot of thought was put into home solar. Energy saving regulations, in regard to appliances, and fuel efficiency standards were put into place as well.
Had the government gone further, and moved towards home solar in a large-scale way, and undertook efforts then to look towards conversion to non emitting energy sources, we may well have avoided what we're looking at today.
The Cape Krusenstern Archaeological District in Alaska was designated.
About the location, the National Park Service notes:
Cape Krusenstern Archaeological District - Designated November 7, 1973
