2014 Event Iran is strengthening gender segregation policies, forbidding women to work in public areas of restaurants and seeking separation from men in office settings; the move will increase the 18.9% female jobless rate 1992 Event British Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson announce separation 1992 Event "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 496 perf 1990 Event "6 Degrees of Separation" opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 496 performances 1989 Event Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announce their separation 1987 Event Lisa files for separation from husband New York Met Darryl Strawberry 1974 Event Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono 1969 Event White Rhodesia agrees to race separation 1962 Event U.S. Supreme Court disallows race separation on public transportation 1958 Event Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1957 Event South Africa government approves race separation in universities 1956 Event U.S. Methodist church disallows race separation 1955 Event 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1955 Event Argentine parliament accepts separation of church and state 1953 Event 1st successful separation of Siamese twins 1946 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional 1942 Event U.S. Supreme Court declares Nevada separation legal 1938 Birthday John Guare, U.S. writer, 6 degrees of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off 1931 Event Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State 1928 Event Turkey passes separation of church and state 1918 Event Separation of church and state begins in U.S.S.R. 1906 Event Pope encyclical against separation of church and state 1905 Event French Assembly National votes for separation of church and state 1896 Event U.S. Supreme Court affirms race separation (Plessy vs. Ferguson)
