Deposing Patriarch Photius: Eighth Ecumenical Council (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (28 Feb 2024)

Today's historical events:

The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.

Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on the order of conquistador Hernán Cortés.

The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.

Elias Lönnrot signed and dated the first version of the Kalevala, the so-called foreword to the Old Kalevala.

The United Kingdom ends its protectorate over Egypt through a Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.

February 28 Incident: In Taiwan, civil disorder is put down with the…

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