Today in History: Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
The following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 7:
1494 - Treaty of Tordesillas: Spain and Portugal divide the new world along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa.
1628 - English King Charles I ratifies the Petition of Rights.
1654 - Louis XIV crowned King of France.
1929 - Vatican City becomes a sovereign state.
1965 - The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1975 - First Cricket World Cup begins in London.
2007 - Hundreds of students clash with police in China's Henan province.
2017 - ISIS attacks Iran's Parliament & Khomeini shrine in Tehran.
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