Conquest of Tikal: Teotihuacán's Military Triumph (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jan 16, 2025 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (16 Jan 2025)

Today's historical events:

General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spearthrower Owl of Teotihuacán.

Gothic War: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.

Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III establishes the Caliphate of Córdoba.

Saint Marcellus's flood kills at least 25,000 people on the shores of the North Sea.

Bigod's Rebellion, an armed insurrection attempting to resist the English Reformation, begins.

Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the…