What year…?

It might be interesting to ask yourself some questions to find out what you already know – or what you think you might know – about legal marriage. These are some questions we’ll be answering in this site.

You might enjoy jotting down your answers before going on, even if they’re guesses. Some of the answers might surprise you.

What year…

…were interracial couples first allowed
to marry throughout the US?

…was marriage first declared
“one of the basic civil rights”
by the US Supreme Court?

…was the first marriage license
granted to a same-sex couple?

Can’t wait to find out the answers? Click here.

1967: Interracial couples were first allowed to marry throughout the US – see the 1967 Loving page.
1942: Marriage was first declared “one of the basic civil rights” – see the 1942 Skinner page.
1971: The first marriage license was granted to a same-sex couple – see the 1971 Baker page.