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The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
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Don't ask, don't tell
1994–2011 policy on LGBT in the US military
"Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of homosexual people. Instituted during the Clinton administration, the policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on December 21, 1993, and was in effect from February…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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