JANUARY 3
1521:Pope Leo X excommunicates theology professor and religious dissident Martin Luther following Luther’s condemnation of the Catholic Church’s corrupt practices in his 95 Theses.
1962: Pope John XXIII excommunicates Cuban leader Fidel Castro in accordance with Pope Pius XII’s 1949 decree forbidding Catholics from supporting communist governments.
1938: President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, to help fund research for a polio vaccine and the rehabilitation of children suffering from the disease.
1962: Pope John XXIII excommunicates Cuban leader Fidel Castro in accordance with Pope Pius XII’s 1949 decree forbidding Catholics from supporting communist governments.
1938: President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, to help fund research for a polio vaccine and the rehabilitation of children suffering from the disease.
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