Video: 'Why hasn't the Equal Rights Amendment been ratified?'

(Wednesday, June 30, 1982, 11:59:59 p.m. EDT) — The drive to ratify the proposed federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of gender, expired tonight, having failed to receive the required number of ratifications for its adoption, despite having its seven-year deadline extended by three years. Continue reading Time runs out for proposed Equal Rights Amendment 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1982) →

Video: 'Argentine Surrender Falklands War 1982'

(Monday, June 14, 1982, 9:00 p.m. Falkland Island Time; during the Falklands War) — The Falklands War, a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic — the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — ended tonight when the commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to Major General Jeremy Moore, returning the islands to British control. Continue reading Falklands War ends as Argentina surrenders to British forces in Stanley 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1982) →