2014 Event The Vatican issues a document indicating that the Catholic Church is taking a softer stance on relationships outside of traditional marriage, upholding the church's views but advocating respect for unmarried couples and homosexual unions 2014 Event The 86th Academy Awards is hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. 'Gravity,' '12 Years a Slave,' and 'Dallas Buyers Club' win the most awards. The broadcast received the highest views of any Oscars ceremony since the year 2000 1977 Death Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62 1943 Event Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw 1941 Event Hitler views Poltava Ukraine 1940 Event Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower and grave of Napoleon in France 1939 Birthday Robert Nye, writer, Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man 1935 Event Stalin views Dmitri Sjostakovitsj' opera "Lady Macbeth" 1919 Event Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political/business views 1906 Death Robert Rainy, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views, dies 1826 Birthday Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1775 Birthday Friedrich von Schelling, Germany, philosopher, Views on Christianity 1764 Event James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation 1633 Event Galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, and detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
