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1266
The Battle of Benevento takes place.
1616
The Spanish Inquisition delivered an injunction to Galileo Galeli, commanding him to stop spreading his ideas about the nature of the solar system.
1732
In Philadelphia, Mass was celebrated for the first time at St Joseph's Church the only Roman Catholic church built and maintained in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War.
1848
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels first published "The Communist Manifesto".
1969
Existentialist philosopher Karl Jaspers died in Basel, Switzerland.
1980
Egypt and Israel exchanged ambassadors for the first time.
1987
After 10 years of debate and with the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Robert Runcie, the Church of England's General Synod voted by a huge margin to approve of the ordination of women as priests.
1990
Refusing to consider the cases of Ben-Shalom v. Stone and Woodward v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court effectively upheld the right of the American military to discharge gays and lesbians of the armed forces.
1993
At approximately 12.18 p.m., an improvised explosive device exploded on the second level of the World Trade Center parking basement.
2002
Argued: Watchtower Society v. Village of Stratton
Should people going door-to-door for solicitations, canvassing, etc. be required to get a permit first? The Jehovah's Witnesses don't think so, and challenged just such a law in the Village of Stratton, Ohio. The 6th Circuit Court decided against them, but the Supreme Court disagreed.
2004
Israeli soldiers fire upon people protesting against the Israeli West Bank barrier. Two were killed and another 60 were and injured.
2006
Roman Catholics celebrate Transfiguration.
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