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  • Devastating 447 Constantinople Earthquake: Implications & Vulnerabilities (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/06
    A Daily Dose of History (06 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII is deposed on charges of an armed rebellion against Otto. The Charter of the Forest is sealed at St Paul's Cathedral, London by King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke which re-establishes for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs. Battle of Jemappes in the French Revolutionary Wars. Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States with only 40% of the popular vote, defeating John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas in a four-way race. In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6-4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game. President William McKinley is re-elected, along with his vice-presidential running mate, Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York. Republicans also swept the congressional elections, winning increased majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. 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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    9 分
  • Child Emperor Lý Anh Tông's Remarkable Reign (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/05
    A Daily Dose of History (05 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar. Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested. William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham. Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to death. Thirty-eight are ultimately hanged and the others reprieved. 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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    9 分
  • Joan of Arc: Saint-Pierre Victory in Hundred Years' War (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/04
    A Daily Dose of History (04 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico. Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry. Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days). The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash. 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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    7 分
  • Emperor Constantius II's Death: A Turning Point in Roman History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/03
    A Daily Dose of History (03 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, is assassinated by a Persian slave in Medina. The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani. Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops. Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea. English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. The American Continental Army is disbanded. French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined. Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal. The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. 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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    9 分
  • Assassination in Chinese History: Power Struggle & Political Intrigue (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/02
    A Daily Dose of History (02 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: A qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate is assassinated in a Chinese palace by Eastern Turkic rivals after the approval of Tang emperor Gaozu. Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow leads a colonial militia against the Narragansett during King Philip's War. The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created. Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally. North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War. Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople. World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed. The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities". The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, holds its first meeting. In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the 1920 United States presidential election. The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day. World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia-Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. 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 分
  • Valentinian I Defends Gaul from Alemanni (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/11/01
    A Daily Dose of History (01 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German). Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of 'King of England'. The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks. The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro on the pretext that they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists". Pope Julius II is elected. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. 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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    7 分
  • Fall of Romulus Augustulus: Symbol of Decline (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/10/31
    A Daily Dose of History (31 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne. Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him. Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire. The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state. The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team. The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States. 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 分
  • Arab-Byzantine Wars: Battle of Iron Bridge (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    2024/10/30
    A Daily Dose of History (30 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger II of Sicily at the Battle of Rignano, securing his position as duke until his death two years later. The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia. Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios. War of the Fourth Coalition: Convinced that he is facing a much larger force, Prussian General von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrenders the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers. Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria. The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes. World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies. World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments 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 分