Today in History: May 15th (Brought to you by Wikipedia)

Monday, May 15, 2006

Today in history......

1252: Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Torture quickly gains widespread usage across Catholic Europe.

1943: Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern.

1970: President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals.

4 comments:

Is this going to be a new WoW feature?

Toyi said...

^uhm works for me and my thirst for knowledge

Isn't this already a Wikipedia feature?

Toyi said...

uhm I rather come here and read it than go to Wikipedia.

 
 
 
 
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