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May 15, 2008
On May 15, 2008, california becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. The year's #1 song was "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain. Hyein, Rio Ngumoha, Hudson Meek would arrive in the same year.
Featured · May 15, 2008
California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28, 2013. The State of California first issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples from June 16, 2008 to November 5, 2008, as a result of the Supreme Court of California finding in the case of In re Marriage Cases that barring same-sex couples from marriage violated the Constitution of California. The issuance of such licenses was halted from November 5, 2008 through June 27, 2013 due to the passage of Proposition 8—a state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriages.
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The year in brief
2008 (MMVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
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On May 15, 2008
- 2008 — California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Farewells
Died on May 15, 2008
TB Tommy Burns Scottish footballer and manager
AC Alexander Courage American composer (1919–2008)
Will Elder American illustrator (1921–2008) Elsewhere that year
Other moments from 2008
The class of 2008
Others born in 2008
H Hyein 2008– South Korean singer
RN Rio Ngumoha 2008– English footballer
HM Hudson Meek 2008– American actor (died 2024)
EG Ella Gross 2008– American singer, model and actress
EG Ediz Gürel 2008– Turkish chess grandmaster
RH Rémi Himbert 2008– French footballer
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