Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei, writes to Spain's fascist leader Franco to praise him for his...

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, rules at a special court convened at Dunstable Priory that the marriage of King...

Pope Paul III institutes the Portuguese Inquisition of the King of Portugal, João III. The primary target of the...

Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion announces the capture of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. According to the Israeli government, Eichmann left...

In Israel, Justice Minister Yosef "Tommy" Lapid compares an image of an old Arab woman digging through rubble in...

Decided: Brown vs. Board of Education — The U.S. Supreme Court rules 9-0 to end the legality of "separate...

Clarence Darrow, who has volunteered to help defend John Scopes in his trial for violating the Butler Act prohibition...

In Berlin, the Nazis convert Freethinkers Hall, the national headquarters of the German Freethinkers League, into office space for...

Katharine Hepburn is born in Hartford, Connecticut. An American actress, Hepburn is outspoken about her atheism when the subject...

George Carlin is born George Denis Patrick Carlin in Manhattan, New York City. Raised by his mother as...