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Liberius was elected the 36th pope.
0884
Adrian III was elected pope.
1012
Benedict VIII was elected pope.
1291
Scottish medieval Franciscan philosopher John Duns Scotus was ordained.
1954
The Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education, ending the legality of "separate but equal" accommodations for racial minorities.
1957
The Egyptian government announced that Israeli shipping would not be permitted to pass through the Suez Canal.
1987
An Iraqi jet fired missiles at the U.S.S. Stark, killing 37 American sailors. Iraq later apologized for what it called a tragic mistake.
2001
The United States government, under the administration of George W. Bush, gave USD $43 million to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to aid in the destruction of the country's opium-producing poppy crops.
2004
Massachusetts issues the first completely legal same-sex marriage licenses in the United States.
2004
In Massachusetts, Marcia Hams and Susan Shepherd are issued the very first completely legal same-sex marriage license in the United States.
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