Today:
325 – The First Council of Nicaea concludes with the establishment of the Nicene Creed, a defining statement of Christian belief.
1537 – The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, is formed.
1718 – The city of New Orleans is founded by the French under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
1825 – Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil during the Cisplatine War, a key moment in its national history.
1830 – The Belgian Revolution begins, leading to the eventual separation of Belgium from the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Belgian state.
1875 – Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim the English Channel, taking 21 hours and 45 minutes to complete the crossing.
1920 – Polish forces under Józef Piłsudski achieve a decisive victory against the Red Army in the Battle of Warsaw during the Polish-Soviet War.
1944 – Paris is liberated by Allied forces during World War II after four years of Nazi occupation.
1989 – The Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, providing humanity’s first detailed images of the planet and its moons.
1991 – Belarus declares its independence from the Soviet Union, following the failed coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev and the ensuing collapse of Soviet power.
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