Code Adam Alert Program. On April 23, 2003, âThe Code Adam Act of 2003â became law. It requires the designated authority for a public building to establish procedures for a child missing in a federal facility. The General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service (PBS) will administer this program nationwide in both owned and leased buildings.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that the state constitution gives gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, making the Bay State the first in the nation to allow same-sex marriage. Weddings begin in 2004.
Todayâs Supreme Court ruling makes the United States the 23rd country where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.(Thatâs if you count the UK, where it is legal everywhere except Northern Ireland.).The Dutch parliament legalized gay marriage in the Netherlands back in 2000, but most of the other 21 countries have done so only in the last few years.Ireland in 2015 became the first country to legalize gay marriage through a popular vote.odayâs Supreme Court ruling makes the United States the 23rd country where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide.