Wang Mang: Rise, Fall & Rebellion in Ancient China (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 6, 2024 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (06 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

Rebels decapitate Wang Mang two days after his capital was sacked during a peasant rebellion.

Byzantine Empress Eudoxia dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.

Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.

Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.

Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.

Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from…