Happy Anniversary

Good morning world. Today has been, several times throughout history, a time for change... and discrimination. It's always amazing to me to see all of the good and bad things that have happened over the years, especially when we see similar events occurring.

2009:

• Maine repeals same-sex marriage, becoming the 31st state to do so
• Maine also votes to expand the medical marijuana law
• Washington is expected to pass Referendum 71, allowing many of the benefits of opposite-sex marriage to same-sex couples
• Iranian people take to the streets in remembrance of the hostage crises of 1979, chanting "Obama" in an effort to call for help and attention to the voting issues that began over the summer

2008:

• President Barack Obama is elected the first African-American president of the United States of America
• Michael Crichton dies at age 66
• Proposition 8 is approved by California voters, overturning a previous ruling that same-sex couples would be able to marry

1999:

• Aaron McKinney, who took part in slaying Matthew Shepard because he was homosexual, is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and promises not to appeal his conviction

1995:

• Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by a Jewish extremist in Tel Aviv.

1991:

• Ronald Regan opens his library in Simi Valley

1980:

• Regan wins the presidential race over incumbent Jimmy Carter

1979:

• The Iranian hostage crises begins as as militant storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

1956:

• Soviet troops move into Hungary in order to crush a revolt

1955:

• Cy Young dies at 88

1952:

• Dwight Eisenhower is elected president

1939:

• The "Cash and Carry" position is taken by the U.S. in World War II, allowing support for France and Britain

1924:

• Wyoming elects the first female governor, Nellie T. Ross 1922 - King Tut's tomb is discovered

1884:

• Grover Cleveland is elected president

1842:

• Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd are married in Springfield, Illinois