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  • 1277 Byzantine-Venetian Treaty: Diplomatic Truce & Trade (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    1277 Byzantine-Venetian Treaty: Diplomatic Truce & Trade (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 19 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (19 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: The Byzantine-Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China. The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England. Frederick III of Habsburg is the last Holy Roman Emperor crowned by medieval tradition in Rome by Pope Nicholas V The Edict of Amboise is signed, ending the first phase of the French Wars of Religion and granting certain freedoms to the Huguenots. The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England". Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. Charles IV, king of Spain, abdicates after riots and a popular revolt at the winter palace Aranjuez. His son, Ferdinand VII, takes the throne. The Cortes of Cádiz promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812. First documented bank heist in U.S. history, when burglars stole $245,000 (1831 values) from the City Bank (now Citibank) on Wall Street. Most of the money was recovered. The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864. 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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  • Caligula: Rise and Fall (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Caligula: Rise and Fall (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 18 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (18 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade. First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city. Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of the Romans. Valletta is made the capital city of Malta. Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia. New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741. American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act. The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann. Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden. Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. 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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  • Commodus: Rise and Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)

    Commodus: Rise and Fall of a Roman Emperor (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 17 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (17 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father, Marcus Aurelius. Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire; he forces Licinia Eudoxia, the widow of his predecessor, Valentinian III, to marry him. Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England. Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King of Italy. The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch. The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand Wars. The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed. The first railway line of Finland between cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, called Päärata, is officially opened. SS Utopia collides with HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board. The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution. Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture. Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO. 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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  • Rise of Later Shu: China's Political Shift (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    Rise of Later Shu: China's Political Shift (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 16 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (16 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang. Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York. Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur. Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset." The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament. The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands. The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London. In Melbourne, the representatives of five colonies adopt a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.[page needed] The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites execute 70-100 capitulated Reds. 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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  • Odoacer's Assassination: Turning Point in Italy's History (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

    Odoacer's Assassination: Turning Point in Italy's History (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 15 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (15 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Odoacer, the first barbarian King of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, is slain by Theoderic the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, while the two kings were feasting together. Michael III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire, overthrows the regency of his mother, empress Theodora (wife of Theophilos) with support of the Byzantine nobility. Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya enters Sa'dah and founds the Zaydi Imamate of Yemen. After a ten-year truce, German King Henry the Fowler defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river. Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece. Mughal Emperor Akbar abolishes the jizya tax on non-Muslim subjects. King Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence, granting limited religious freedom to all Christians. In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place. A revolution breaks out in Hungary, and the Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the reform party. France and Vietnam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. Archbishop of New York John McCloskey is named the first cardinal in the United States. First ever official cricket test match is played: Australia vs England at the MCG Stadium, in Melbourne, Australia. Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888. The first parliamentary elections of Finland (at the time the Grand Duchy of Finland) are held. 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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  • Battle of Mogyoród: Turning Point in Hungarian History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

    Battle of Mogyoród: Turning Point in Hungarian History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 14 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (14 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne, during the French Wars of Religion. Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio, detailing his experiments on vacuum and his discovery of electrostatic repulsion. The Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of Ronas Voe results in the Dutch East India Company ship Wapen van Rotterdam being captured with a death toll of up to 300 Dutch crew and soldiers. Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. American Revolutionary War: Spanish forces capture Fort Charlotte in Mobile, Alabama, the last British frontier post capable of threatening New Orleans. Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London. Utah governor Heber Manning Wells vetoes a bill that would have eased restriction on polygamy. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt. In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany. 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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  • Badr: Turning Point in Islamic History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    Badr: Turning Point in Islamic History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 13 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (13 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one. Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard. Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins. William Herschel discovers Uranus. Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in the Coup of 1809. A French and Italian fleet is defeated by a British squadron off the island of Vis in the Adriatic during the Napoleonic Wars. Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry. Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist. The German revolutions of 1848-1849 begin in Vienna. 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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  • Rome's Siege: Vitiges Retreat & Belisarius' Triumph (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

    Rome's Siege: Vitiges Retreat & Belisarius' Triumph (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    Mar 12 2025
    A Daily Dose of History (12 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the Catholic Church. He is best known for initiating the Crusades. German city Munich (München) is first mentioned as forum apud Munichen in the Augsburg arbitration by Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I. Start of the Siege of Maastricht, part of the Eighty Years' War. Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus, are canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. James II of England landed at Kinsale, starting the Williamite War in Ireland. Peninsular War: A day after a successful rearguard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delays the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha. The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States. The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713. The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin. In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India. Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats". 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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