Sunday, July 19, 2026

Friday, July 19, 1946. The Equal Rights Amendment fails to pass.

The Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, secured a 38 to 35 vote in favor in the US Senate, but failed to make the 2/3ds majority requirement.

Thirty-eight states ratified the amendment after it ultimately passed through Congress, but only thirtyfive of those made the March 1979 deadline.  Wyoming passed it on January 26, 1973.  Nebraska, Tennessee, Idaho, Kentucky, South Dakota, and North Dakota later rescinded their votes in favor of it, but its not clear that a state can actually do that.

The "Ghost Rocket" events in Sweden took a major turn when a large number of witnesses saw a gray, winged rocket crash into Lake Kölmjärv.

The source of the rockets, if they were rockets, has never been determined.

Last edition:

Thursday, July 18, 1946. The murder of Maceo Snipes.

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