This Day In History
- Activism
- 2014 US First Lady Michelle Obama, delivering the weekly presidential radio and internet address in her husband’s place, decried the kidnapping of scores of Nigerian schoolgirls by the group Boko Haram.
- Law
- 2014 Arkansas began issuing same-sex marriage licenses a day after a judge lifted a ban on such unions - Kristin Seaton and Jennifer Rambo of Forth Smith were the first Arkansas couple to receive a marriage license after Pulaski County judge Chris Piazza ruled the ban unconstitutional .
- Military
- 1857 Indian leaders, including Rani Jhansi, rebel against the British occupation of their lands. She died in battle on 18 June 1858.
- Politics
- 1872 In New York City, the Equal Rights Party nominates Victoria C. Woodhull as their candidate for US President.
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