Crusaders vs. Seljuks: Lessons in Military Expertise (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 21, 2023 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (21 Oct 2023)

Today's historical events:

A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade.

First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.

Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.

Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.

Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.

In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS…