The Church of Scotland voted in favor of allowing openly gay men and women to be ministers.
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The US Air Force Space Command launched the Boeing X-37B spaceplane for a classified mission.
The first Christian ecumenical council opens at Nicaea, Asia Minor. It was the first attempt to achieve agreement in the church.
Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland.
The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope was shown to members of the National Federation of Women's Club.
Quebec held a referendum on whether to begin negotiations with Canada to become independent.
