392: Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion
1519: 1st meeting of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II and Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés in Tenochtitlan, Mexico
1701: William Penn presents Charter of Privileges, guaranteed religious freedom for the colony in Pennsylvania
1734: Vincent la Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms Free Masons Lodge in Netherlands
1895: German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen produces and detects electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays
2002: Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council under Resolution 1441 unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face “serious consequences”
2005: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
2016: Republican Donald Trump is elected 45th President of the United States of America, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton, with an Electoral College victory of 304- 227; Clinton received just under 2.9 million more popular votes
Source: Onthisday.com
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