DAILY SPOTLIGHT

Events

03-02-2015 A federal judge ruled Nebraska’s statewide ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued the ruing, saying county clerks will be permitted to begin issuing gay…

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Mar 2
2023
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2023

People

03-01-1810 – 10-17-1849    Frédéric Chopin – Born in Żelazowa Wola in the Duchy of Warsaw, Poland. He was a child prodigy and completed his musical education and composed his…

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Events

03-01-2013 Clint Eastwood & 131 Republicans sign a brief opposing Prop. 8, urging the Supreme Court to drop Prop. 8. Eastwood, a Republican with strong libertarian leanings has long been…

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Mar 1
2023
Feb 28
2023

People

02-28-1977 Kehinde Wiley – Born in Los Angeles, California. His father is from Nigeria and his mother is African-American. He is a New York City-based portrait painter known for his…

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Events

02-28-2013 The Obama administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. In an amicus brief in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the administration particularly said…

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Feb 28
2023
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2023

People

02-27-1932 – 03-23-2011 Elizabeth Taylor – Born in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom. She was a British-American actress and considered one of the greatest and most famous screen stars…

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People

02-26-1935 Jane Wagner – Born in Morristown, Tennessee. She is an American writer, director, and producer. Best known as Lily Tomlin’s comedy writer, collaborator, and wife. She has been nominated…

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Feb 26
2023
Feb 26
2023

Events

02-26-2016 Italy’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had made it a personal mission to bring his country into…

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People

02-25-1941 Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin – Born in Jerusalem, Israel. She was a German politician and a lesbian pioneer in the Bundestag (German constitutional and legislative body). She served in office four…

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Feb 25
2023
Feb 25
2023

Events

02-25-1982 Wisconsin becomes the first U.S. state to protect lesbians and gays from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. One year later, the legislature legalized all sexual relations between…

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