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

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

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. 4小时前

    Ali's Assassination: End of Rashidun Era (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (26 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War. For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. The 8.7-9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Celebrated as Australia Day. The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales. Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong. Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory. First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers. American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker. 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

    9 分钟

  2. 1天前

    Emperor Claudius: Rome's Surprising Success (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (25 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne. Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn. São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests. Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais. Walter Raleigh is knighted, shortly after renaming North America region "Virginia", in honor of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". The Battle of Ayubale results in the destruction of most of the Spanish missions in Florida. Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day. Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands near the southern tip of South America, is founded. The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. 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

    10 分钟

  3. 2天前

    Rise of Emperor Claudius: A Surprising Reign (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (24 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. The Council of Basel suspends Pope Eugene IV. Matthias Corvinus is elected King of Hungary. King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence. Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647. King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament. During the Seven Years' War the leading burghers of Königsberg submit to Elizabeth of Russia, thus forming Russian Prussia (until 1763). Slaves in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, stage a revolt, which is instrumental in ending slavery there 50 years later. California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento. 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 分钟

  4. 3天前

    Roman Emperor Theodosius I Names Son Honorius Co-Emperor (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (23 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War. In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries. James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such. The Royal Exchange opens in London. The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands. Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales. The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. 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 分钟

  5. 4天前

    Byzantine Emperor Crowns Infant Son for Succession (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (22 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing. The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya. The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688. The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier. The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast. Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender. The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia. 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 分钟

  6. 5天前

    Swiss Anabaptist Movement: Radical Religious Defiance (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (21 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm. The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754. Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston. After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine. The RMS Tayleur sinks off Lambay Island on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Australia with great loss of life. American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 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 分钟

  7. 6天前

    Pope Fabian: Martyr for Christ in 250 AD (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (20 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake Köyliö. The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension. Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro. The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza. The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. 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 分钟

  8. 1月19日

    Tang Dynasty's Kucha Conquest: Military Triumph & Cultural Expansion (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    A Daily Dose of History (19 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy. The Italian Duchy of Mirandola surrenders to the Pope. San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines. Hämeenlinna (Swedish: Tavastehus) was granted privileges after it separated from the Vanaja parish as its own city in Tavastia. John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel. Bolle Willum Luxdorph records in his diary that a mail bomb, possibly the world's first, has severely injured the Danish Colonel Poulsen, residing at Børglum Abbey. The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay. The Batavian Republic is proclaimed in the Netherlands, replacing the Dutch Republic. An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance. 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

    9 分钟
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