
Date: 1053

Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine (centre) and the bishops of the First Council of Nicaea (325) holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381
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(1054) East and West in Constantinople Church clash.
Also on this day,
1945 | Nuclear age begins in New Mexico with atom bomb test
Also on this day,
1945 | Nuclear age begins in New Mexico with atom bomb test
Architects of the Manhattan Project, including project director J. Robert Oppenheimer, gather in shelters 10,000 yards from ‘The Gadget’s’ detonation site in New Mexico and at 5:29 AM the world’s first nuclear bomb explosion, code-named Trinity, pierces the darkness with 20 kilotons of atomic power.1951 | Holden Caulfield is done with phonies in Salinger’s new novel, ‘Catcher in the Rye’
A teenager is expelled from school and travels to New York City to spend a few days wandering around. Out of this deceptively simple plotline, J.D. Salinger weaves an archetypal tale of teenage angst in ‘The Catcher in the Rye,’ a novel published today that will be hailed and censored in equal measure.1988 | Wayne Gretzky weds Hollywood actress
Edmonton gets their own ‘royal wedding’ when The Great One marries American actress Janet Jones. Hockey stars Gordie Howe and Paul Coffey are in attendance, as is Gretzky’s longtime friend, actor Alan Thicke. But Jones’ elaborate wedding dress, reportedly covered in 40,000 crystals, steals the show.
Today in History 07/16/17

Date: Jul 16, 1945
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