2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2011 Event Following the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, Japan raises the crisis level to 7, equal to the disaster in Chernobyl 1994 Event European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1985 Event French government adopts equal electoral system 1982 Event Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification 1982 Event Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat 1980 Event Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulates sexual harassment 1979 Event Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters 1975 Event Lowell W. Perry confirmed as chairman of Equal Opportunity Comm 1973 Event U.S. Supreme Court approves equal rights to females in military 1972 Event Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) 1963 Event 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, D.C. 1963 Event John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women 1963 Event Equal Pay Act enacted 1962 Event House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex 1961 Event Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time 1961 Event 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights and Flemish language in Belgium 1961 Event Spain accept equal rights for men and women 1954 Event Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1953 Birthday Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress, Josephine Baker, Equal Justice 1950 Event New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents 1932 Event Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston 1929 Birthday June O'Dell, deputy CEO, Equal Opportunities Commission 1923 Birthday Baroness Platt of Writtle, British CEO, Equal Opportunities Comm 1921 Event New rules of language assumed, equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium 1919 Event Dutch 2nd Chamber accord for equal Christian-public education 1884 Event Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and Vice President 1866 Event American Equal Rights Association forms 1864 Event Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1796 Event General Salicetti orders equal rights for Jews of Bologna Italy 1789 Event French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law 1787 Event Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities 1620 Event 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws)
