March 1972: In the USA the Equal Rights Amendment was...
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March 1972
In the USA the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the Senate
. A number of states ratified it too, but it had its opposers, notably Phyllis Schlafly
.
Reid, Panthea. Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles. Rutgers University Press, 2010.
255, 268-9
18 December 2000: George W. Bush, the Republican Party candidate,...
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18 December 2000
George W. Bush
, the Republican Party
candidate, was finally declared President of the United States when the Electoral College returned a majority of votes in his favour (271 to 267), although the popular vote...
8 November 2016: The American people, offered the opportunity...
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8 November 2016
The American people, offered the opportunity to elect their first female President in the person of Hillary Clinton
, chose instead to confer the presidency on Donald Trump
, a developer, former reality tv host...
27 September 2018: A committee of the US Senate heard testimony...