"Today in History"

Growing up in Zimbabwe, there was a "feature" before the news called "Today in History" which consisted of a primitive graphic of a spinning globe, over which yellow text would run, relating (allegedly) interesting historical facts. At least they were facts, coming as they did before the evening news which was really just ZANU-PF's take on the country and the world. To be fair, things weren't nearly as toxic and rotten in Zimbabwe then (1992 or so) as they were by the time I left (2002), and even if they were, I was only a young child, so my appreciation of politics (although present from an early age) was quite limited.

Anyway, some interesting "Today in History" facts for today, which go together quite well methinks, irreverent iconoclast that I am (or pretend to be):

August 25th, 325 CE

Council of Nicaea ends with adoption of the Nicene Creed establishing the doctrine of the Holy Trinity


August 25th, 1227 CE

Ghengis Khan, [Temudjin], founded Mongolia, dies