THIS DAY @ LAW

UN votes to condemn Apartheid in South Africa

On November 6, 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761, which condemned Apartheid in South Africa and called on member states to boycott the country. The resolution also set up a Special Committee against Apartheid.

New York state granted voting rights to women

On November 6, 1917, the state of New York adopted a constitutional amendment granting equal voting rights to women.