September 6th, 2008

Today in History

-3114:
On this date in the proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started.

1522:
The Victoria, one of the surviving ships of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.

2005:
The California Legislature becomes the first legislative body in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage without a pre-emptive judicial order to do so.

1885:
Eastern Rumelia declares its union with Bulgaria. The Unification of Bulgaria is accomplished.

394:
Battle of Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast.