Adosinda's Captivity: Political Turmoil in Medieval Asturias (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Nov 26, 2023 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (26 Nov 2023)

Today's historical events:

The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus.

Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynasty ships on the Yangtze river during the Jin-Song Wars.

In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.

A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the United States as proclaimed by President George Washington at the request of Congress.

Official opening of Thomas Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

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