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Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S.
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The First Congo War came to an end when Laurent-Désiré Kabila proclaimed himself president of Zaire, which was also renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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