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How Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage in the U.S.
On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Virginia law banning interracial...
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Jim Obergefell
Jim Obergefell riding in a convertible in the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade, June...
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“Wedding of the Century”
Princess Diana and Prince Charles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, after...
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couple Debra Curtis and Rhonda Otter in line at the New York City Marriage Bureau, 2011, with Debra's daughter Dawn Curtis
Hundreds of gay couples with their family, friends and supporters lined up in front...
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guests attending a wedding in Ouarzazate, Morocco
Berber women wearing traditional dress at a wedding in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
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Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling
Wedding photograph of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling, 1927.
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