The original Nicene Creed was presented at the First Council of Nicaea.

Nicene CreedFirst Council of Nicaea

The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.

NidarosEarlErling SkakkeCivil war era in Norway

King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver.

Louis IX of FranceYellow badgeFrench livreSilver

The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven.

Earl of PembrokeRobert the BruceBattle of Methven

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

Roanoke IslandRoanoke Colony

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.

War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Höchstädt (1800)

Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Battle of Seven OaksNorth West CompanyHudson's Bay CompanyWinnipegManitoba

Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).

Filiki EteriaDrăgășaniWallachia

The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

History of baseball in the United StatesAlexander CartwrightHoboken, New Jersey

Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway.

Louise of the NetherlandsCharles XV of SwedenSweden-Norway

The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

United States CongressSlaveryDred Scott v. Sandford

Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.

Emancipation ProclamationGalveston, TexasTexasJuneteenth

Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.

Maximilian I of MexicoSecond Mexican EmpireExecution by firing squadQuerétaro, Querétaro

The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.

Herzegovina Uprising (1875-77)Ottoman Empire

Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

Benito MussoliniBern

The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

Father's DaySpokane, Washington

Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.

Natives Land Act, 1913

The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Communications Act of 1934Federal Communications Commission

The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.

Philadelphia EaglesPittsburgh SteelersNFL

World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

World War IIBattle of the Philippine Sea

The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCARCharlotte Motor Speedway

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.

Julius and Ethel RosenbergSing Sing

Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.

Kuwait

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.

Civil Rights Act of 1964Filibuster

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.

Nguyễn Cao KỳSouth VietnamNguyễn Văn Thiệu

Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.

GarfieldGuinness World RecordComic strip

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

HezbollahDavid S. DodgeAmerican University of Beirut

Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.

Revolutionary Party of Central American WorkersEl Salvador1985 Zona Rosa attacksSan Salvador

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

ETA (separatist group)1987 Hipercor bombingHipercor

Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

Pope John Paul IIVietnamese Martyrs