Scottish Declaration of Arbroath: Defiance and Freedom (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Apr 6, 2026 · 6m

A Daily Dose of History (06 Apr 2026)

Today's historical events:

The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.

Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29, and is renamed Istanbul.

One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.

At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.

American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their…