2013 – French Parliament Approves Gay Marriage.
2013 – Members of the French parliament voted 249-97 to approve one of the most important parts of a law that would redefine marriage as an agreement between two people and not just a man and a woman.
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2012 – Washington State Votes in Favor of Gay Marriage.
2012 – Lawmakers in the state of Washington have voted in favor of gay marriages. The governor signed the bill into law on the 13th, meaning the law would go into effect by June 7th of 2012.
2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men’s singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
1990 – The South African Apartheid system of racial segregation begins to disintegrate
President de Klerk announced the unbanning of the African Nation Congress (ANC) and announces the release of Nelson Mandela.
1989 – Apartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns.
1980 – The FBI’s undercover criminal investigation known as Abscam was revealed to the public; it resulted in the convictions of various elected officials on an assortment of bribery and corruption charges.
1974 – “The Way We Were” becomes Barbra Streisand’s first No. 1 hit.
1971 – Idi Amin declared himself president of Uganda and for the next eight years headed a regime that was noted for its brutality.
1943 – The Battle of Stalingrad in World War II ended with the surrender of German troops to the Soviets.
1924 – Former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson died at age 67.
1912 – Frederick Rodman Law performed what was considered the first motion-picture stunt, parachuting from the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor
1709 – The real Robinson Crusoe, alexander Selkirk, on whom Dafoe based his famous novel, was rescued after spending five years on the uninhabited islands of Juan Fernandez
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Lodovico Ferrari
Lodovico de Ferrari (2 February 1522 – 5 October 1565) was an Italian mathematician best known today for solving the quartic equation.
Shakira, 47
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, known as Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the “Queen of Latin Music” and has been praised for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13.
Gemma Arterton, 38
Gemma Christina Arterton is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Globe Theatre, Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy St Trinian’s.
Eva Cassidy, 33
Eva Marie Cassidy was an American singer and musician known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice.
