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In 1973, the Texas Family Code was amended by House Bill 103 to explicitly state that a marriage license may only be issued to a man and a woman. HB 103 became effective on January 1, 1974. [24] In 1997, Texas banned the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The Bureau of Prisons was established within the Department of Justice on May 14, 1930 by the United States Congress, [5] and was charged with the "management and regulation of all Federal penal and correctional institutions." [6] This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 federal prisons in operation at the time. By the end of ...
World War II deaths by country World War II deaths by theater. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million deaths were caused by the conflict, representing about 3% of the estimated global population of 2.3 billion in 1940. [1]
According to the Global Information Technology Report 2009–2010 of the World Economic Forum, Brazil is the world's 61st largest developer of information technology. [317] Brazil was ranked 50th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024, up from 66th in 2019. [318] [319] [320]
From 1938 to 2023, sexual relations between men were technically illegal under Section 377A of the Penal Code, first introduced during British colonial rule. [240] During the last few decades, this law was mostly unenforced and pressure to repeal it increased as homosexuality became more accepted by Singaporean society. [ 241 ]