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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  • Otho's Reign: Rise, Fall & Suicide in Rome (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Otho's Reign: Rise, Fall & Suicide in Rome (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Jan 15 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (15 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith". Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London. Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The British Museum opens to the public. American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence. Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly. American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy. Forty people die when ice covering the boating lake at Regent's Park, London, collapses. 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
  • Medieval Power Couple: Henry III & Eleanor of Provence (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Medieval Power Couple: Henry III & Eleanor of Provence (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Jan 14 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (14 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary. The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut. The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania. Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris. Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome. An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people. Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. 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
  • Nika Riots: Justinian's Reign in Turmoil (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Nika Riots: Justinian's Reign in Turmoil (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Jan 13 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (13 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I. Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England. French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths. The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Second Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. 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

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