2015 Event New anti-austerity Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras halts the public asset privatizations required under Greece's bailout agreement with its foreign creditors; Standard & Poor's has lowered its rating on Greek national debt from stable to negative 2011 Event Italy's credit rating is lowered from A+ to A by Standard and Poor's rating agency, a result of its high level of debt and the stability of its government 1970 Event President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18 1942 Event Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 1871 Birthday Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, 1933 - 1944, lowered tariffs, Nobel 1945
