Episodes

  • 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
  • Papal Schism: Symmachus vs. Laurentius (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Papal Schism: Symmachus vs. Laurentius (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 22 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (22 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon. Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets. Spanish navigator Juan Fernández discovers islands now known as the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island. Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sides include Maynard's first officer Mister Hyde and Teach himself. Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie calls for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay "To the People of Upper Canada", published in his newspaper The Constitution. In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched. The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives. The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet. 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
  • Pope Anterus: Martyrdom & Faith in Persecution (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Pope Anterus: Martyrdom & Faith in Persecution (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 21 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (21 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred. Lý Công Uẩn is enthroned as emperor of Đại Cồ Việt, founding the Lý dynasty. Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive. The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight. North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state. American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War. Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants. Claude Monet's paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris. The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeat the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39-0, in the first-ever professional American football night game. Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass-energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik. Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). 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
  • Diocletian: Roman Emperor & Dominate Period (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

    Diocletian: Roman Emperor & Dominate Period (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 20 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (20 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. Palermo is conquered by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, agree to a truce, but Burgundy would kill Orléans three days later. The Peace of Cremona ends the war between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan, after the victorious Venetian enterprise of military engineering of the Galeas per montes. Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed by the forces of Portuguese bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho. Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear. American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey. New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights. Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna. The Second Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1790 extent, imposing large indemnities, and prolonging the occupation by Allied troops for several more years. An 80-ton sperm whale attacks and sinks the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts) 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) from the western coast of South America. (Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick was in part inspired by this incident.) Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado. American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government. 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
  • Ricimer's Rise: Decline of Western Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Ricimer's Rise: Decline of Western Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 19 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (19 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the magister militum Ricimer. The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq. Christopher Columbus goes ashore on an island called Borinquen he first saw the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed again Puerto Rico). The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War. The Garinagu arrive at British Honduras (present-day Belize). Finnish War: The Convention of Olkijoki in Raahe ends hostilities in Finland. Warsaw University is established. The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened. American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine. Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. The Doom Bar in Cornwall claims two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain. First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia. 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
  • Pope Sylvester I Consecrates Old St. Peter's Basilica (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Pope Sylvester I Consecrates Old St. Peter's Basilica (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 18 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (18 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated by Pope Sylvester I. The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land. Maginulfo is elected the Antipope as Sylvester IV. Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. Pope Martin IV excommunicates King Peter III of Aragon. Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy. A dike in the Grote Hollandse Waard in the Netherlands breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people. This event will be known as St Elizabeth's flood. Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico. French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy. 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
  • Emperor Charles the Fat's Deposition: Carolingian Empire's Turning Point (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

    Emperor Charles the Fat's Deposition: Carolingian Empire's Turning Point (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 17 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (17 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish Kingdom in late November. Genpei War: The Battle of Mizushima takes place off the Japanese coast, where Minamoto no Yoshinaka's invasion force is intercepted and defeated by the Taira clan. John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. Sharif ul-Hāshim establishes the Sultanate of Sulu. Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon. Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England. English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratification. French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C. Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place. José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile. 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