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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
We examine the significant events that occurred on this day in history. Get smarter about our history in less than 10 minutes per day! Presented by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.
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- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Ragenfrid's Rebellion: The Battle of Compiègne (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. William II is crowned King of England…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Transition of Power: Roman Senate Elects Tacitus (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Worms Concordat: Papal-Empire Power Compromise (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Zhu Quanzhong's Coup: Fall of Tang Dynasty (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Avitus: Rise and Fall in Rome (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. The Kingdom of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Harald Hardrada's Victory at Fulford (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin. Saladin begins the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Roman Senate Declares Nerva Emperor: A Shift in Power (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Domitian's Downfall: Wife, Prefects Plot Assassination (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Galician Nobility Crowns Alfonso VII: Historic Unity (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Honorius I: Excommunicated for Heresy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Owain Glyndŵr…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fatimid Triumph at Orontes: 994 Battle (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. Gilles de Rais…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Domitian: Rise and Fall of Roman Emperor (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Emperor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Belisarius: Byzantine Triumph at Ad Decimum (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Montfort's Triumph: Albigensian Crusade Battle of Muret (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Teutoburg Forest: Roman Defeat & Germanic Triumph (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Council of Agde: Shaping Visigothic Gaul (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. John the Fearless, Duke of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Arminius' Ambush: Turning Point in Roman History (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Li Yuan's Triumph: Birth of Tang Dynasty (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Jerusalem: Roman Conquest 70 AD (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. Louis the Stammerer is crowned as…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
The Battle of Frigidus: Theodosius' Decisive Victory (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Liu Yan: Rise of Southern Han (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Romulus Augustulus: End of Western Rome (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
San Marino: Oldest Republic, Enduring Freedom (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Jaffa Treaty: Third Crusade's Peaceful End (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Consecration of Lund Cathedral Altar: Nordic Religious Power (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Theodora: End of Macedonian Dynasty (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Titus and the Fall of Jerusalem's Temple (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. Peter III of Aragon lands…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Melite: End of Byzantine Rule in Malta (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Western Rome: Orestes vs. Nepos (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (28 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Rome's Sacking by Visigoths: Empire's Decline (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (27 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Henry the Young King and Margaret…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Tragic Battle of al-Harrah: Yazid's Brutal Attack (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Germanicus: Roman General's Mysterious Death (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Gratian: Young Co-Augustus in Roman History (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pompeii's Catastrophic Eruption: A Roman Tragedy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Odoacer…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Arbogast's Manipulation: Rise and Fall of Eugenius (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Eraclus: 25th Bishop of Liège - Medieval Ecclesiastical Leadership (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Tragic End of Agrippa Postumus: Roman Power Struggles (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Kharijite Rebel Defeated by Fatimids in Algeria (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Umayyad Triumph at Marj Rahit: Shaping Islamic History (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Eusebius: Banished & Martyred in 309 (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of al-Mada'in: Hamdanids vs. Baridis (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Yarmouk Clash: Turning Point in Arab-Byzantine Wars (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Macbeth's Rise: The Death of King Duncan I (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope John I: Challenges & Legacy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. Emperor Justinian I rewards…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Victory at Ascalon: First Crusade's Decisive Battle (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Roman Dacia: Trajan's Conquest & Legacy (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Eugene I: Restoring Unity and Authority (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I. Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Leaning Tower of Pisa: Centuries of Construction (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Meerssen Treaty: Dividing Frankish Kingdom (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Downfall of Roman Emperor Majorian (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Meloria: Genoa's Naval Triumph (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Guangwu: Restoring the Han Dynasty (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Goguryeo-Sui War: East Asian Conflict (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Roman General Tiberius' Triumph Over Dalmatae (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. Deposed Ecumenical…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Majorian: Roman Emperor's Arrest (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Batavian Rebellion: Roman vs. Germanic Tribes (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mount Fuji's 781 Eruption: A Cultural Turning Point (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Jul 2024) Today's historical events: The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Founding of Baghdad: Islamic Hub of Learning (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Jul 2024) Today's historical events: Baghdad is founded. First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Praetorian Guard Seizes Co-Emperors in Rome (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2024) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Cromwell's Fall: Tudor Treason & Royal Intrigue (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (28 Jul 2024) Today's historical events: Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry…