1973: Many young people involved in the counterculture movement band together to form communes where they attempt to live together without the detriments of modern society. Many settle in California and the Pacific Northwest.
1993: In Waco, Texas, many members of a religious commune known as the Branch Davidians die during a violent standoff with U.S. federal agents.
1973: The infant mortality rate in the United States is 56 per 1,000 live births, among the highest of all industrialized nations.
1994: The infant mortality rate in the...
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