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The First Council of Nicea opened. Convened by Emperor Constantine, it establishes Nicene Creed as the fundamental statement of Christian doctrine.
1277
Pope John XXI died.
1285
Honorius IV was officially consecrated pope (although elected in April, he had not been a bishop at the time and so could not become Bishop of Rome and Pope until consecrated).
1521
Ignatius Loyola was seriously wounded by a cannon ball.
1806
John Stuart Mill was born.
1927
Saudi Arabia became independent of Great Britain with the Treaty of Jedda.
1940
Decided: Cantwell v. Connecticut
The Supreme Court ruled that a statute requiring a license to solicit for religious purposes was a prior restraint that vested the state with excessive power in determining which groups must obtain a license.
2002
Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, died.
2004
In the wake of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal where Iraqi prisoners were abused and tortured by American soldiers, the United States pushes for the United Nations Security Council to renew Resolution 1487 exempting American troops and officials from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
2004
The home of Ahmed Chalabi, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, is raided by U.S. forces who seize a number of documents. Chalabi had been supported by the U.S. government, but now all ties are cut between the two.
2004
In the United Nations, the U.S. representatives push for the Security Council to pass a resolution that would exempt U.S. troops and officials from being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.
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