DeSoto's Conquest: Clash of Cultures in the Americas (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Oct 6, 2023 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (06 Oct 2023)

Today's historical events:

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 Spain and occupy it.

American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.

French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to…