May 20 in History: Council of Nicaea, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart Flights, and Hubble’s Early Setback

May 20 in History: Council of Nicaea, Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart Flights, and Hubble’s Early Setback

On May 20, 325 CE, church leaders from across the Roman Empire gathered in the city of Nicaea (in today’s Türkiye) for what became known as the First Council of Nicaea. The immediate problem was a fierce dispute about how Christians should understand the relationship between Jesus and God the Father—an argument that was dividing communities and, in the eyes of Emperor Constantine, threatening public order. The council mattered then because it ai…

On this day: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo in 1932

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 21: 1904 – FIFA, football’s international governing body, was established in Paris. 1927 – Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly the Atlantic solo, from Long Island, New York, to Paris. 1932 – Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo, from Newfoundland to Ireland. 1969 – Sirhan B. Sirhan was sentenced to death by a U.S. court for the 1968 murder of Rob…