A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

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We examine the significant events that occurred on this day in history. Get smarter about our history in less than 10 minutes per day! Presented by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

  1. 10h ago

    Emperor Avitus: Rise and Fall in Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (22 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day. The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War. A Hanoverian army is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh. The crew of schooner Ancud, including John Williams Wilson, takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government. Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao. Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola. Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 1d ago

    Agnes of Poitou & Andrew I: Border Negotiations (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (21 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland. Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights. Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism. Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminated in the first circumnavigation the globe. The Dutch town of Grave held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of Orange. The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War. The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km2) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony. French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy. The decade-long Ragamuffin War starts when rebels capture Porto Alegre in Brazil. Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 2d ago

    Nerva: Rome's Rebirth After Domitian (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. Siege of Damascus: The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire. Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward, the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II. End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces. Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion. American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga. The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget. George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public. French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen. Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette. Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte. American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price. American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 3d ago

    Domitian's Downfall: Tyranny, Assassination & Power Shift (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (19 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and twe Praetorian prefects. Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army. Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England. Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen. Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights. The expedition of Juan Bautista Pastene makes landfall in San Pedro Bay, southern Chile, claiming the territory for Spain. The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire. French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed. The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 3d ago

    Domitian's Downfall: Wife, Prefects Plot Assassination (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (18 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and twe Praetorian prefects. Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor after Domitian is assassinated. Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army. Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England. Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen. Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 4d ago

    Coronation of Alfonso VII: Galician Nobility Unites (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks. Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary. Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino. The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots. Polish-Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa. American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean. The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 5d ago

    Pope Honorius I: Excommunicated for Monothelitism (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (16 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. A determined band of 35 religious dissenters - Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower, jubilant at the prospect of practicing their unorthodox brand of worship in the New World. James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland. In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants. American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought. With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily. Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma. The General Motors Corporation is founded. World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins. The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 6d ago

    Orontes River Battle: Fatimid Triumph (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (15 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes. Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain. The so-called "Invincible Armada" sent by Catholic King Philip II of Spain to overthrow Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England has been handed a crushing defeat in the English Channel. Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill. American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign. The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties. French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign. Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic. War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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