The Brazilian Senate votes (55-22) to open the impeachment process against the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff and suspend her from office while the trial takes place as the Vice President of Brazil, Michel Temer, assumes the presidential powers and duties as Acting President of Brazil.
356 BC
The Third Sacred War begins between the forces of the Delphic Amphictyonic League, principally represented by Thebes, and latterly by Philip II of Macedon, and the Phocians.
1250 BC
Ziggurat in Khuzestan, in present day Iran is built. Moses leads the Israelites on an exodus out of Egypt.
1803 AD
France sells vast area of land west of the Mississippi to the United States in whats known as The Louisiana Purchase.
Tunisian Revolution
Amidst anti-government protests, Tunisia’s president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, dissolved the government, declared a state of emergency and resigned from office.
