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

By: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
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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.
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  • Legacy of Máel Coluim: Scottish Monarchy Transition (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Legacy of Máel Coluim: Scottish Monarchy Transition (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 25 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (25 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne. The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Châtillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places. King Minkhaung I becomes king of Ava. Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England. The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada. Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seize Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule. The Cudgel War begins in Finland (at the time part of Sweden), when peasants rebel against the imposition of taxes by the nobility. A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people. Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri. King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary. French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh. 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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    10 mins
  • Theodosius the Great's Reign Begins in Constantinople (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

    Theodosius the Great's Reign Begins in Constantinople (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 24 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (24 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. Conrad of Montferrat becomes King of Jerusalem upon his marriage to Isabella I of Jerusalem. Gąsawa massacre: At an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa, Polish Prince Leszek the White, Duke Henry the Bearded and others are attacked by assassins while bathing. An overnight landslide on the north side of Mont Granier, one of the largest historical rockslope failures ever recorded in Europe, destroys five villages. Peter I of Cyprus ascends the throne of Cyprus after his father, Hugh IV of Cyprus, abdicates. Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité. Battle of Solway Moss: An English army defeats a much larger Scottish force near the River Esk in Dumfries and Galloway. Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania). South Carolina passes the Ordinance of Nullification, declaring that the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were null and void in the state, beginning the Nullification Crisis. The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety). Danish troops defeat a Schleswig-Holstein force in the town of Lottorf, Schleswig-Holstein. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg. Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published. 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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    11 mins
  • Seville's Christian Conquest: Turning Point in Reconquista (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

    Seville's Christian Conquest: Turning Point in Reconquista (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 23 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (23 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England. The Second War of Kappel results in the dissolution of the Protestant alliance in Switzerland. John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship. The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies. French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela. American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops. The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody. King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him. 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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    8 mins

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