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2011 Event - New York becomes the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage when Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the New York State Marriage Equality Law

2010 Event - Over 150 members of the Justice and Equality Movement are killed by Sudanese forces in their effort to gain control of a rebel held area in Darfur

1969 Event - Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang

1948 Event - President Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in armed forces

1943 Event - Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded

1943 Event - National Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes

1943 Event - Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms

1943 Event - "Manifesto of Algerian People" calls for equality and self-determination

1938 Birthday - Peter Sanders, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality

1922 Birthday - David Lane, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality

1872 Event - Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment

1863 Event - Jews of Holstein Germany granted equality

1848 Event - Jews of Prussia granted equality









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