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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.
Episodes
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Richard the Lionheart: The Fatal Crossbow Incident (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Trần Dynasty: Rise & Fall of Hồ Dynasty (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Bostran Era: Shift in Timekeeping & Culture (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. Roman emperor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Siege of Rome 537 AD: Byzantine Triumph Over Ostrogoths (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Maximinus Thrax: Non-Senatorial Emperor & Military Campaigns (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Maximinus Thrax is proclaimed Roman emperor. Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Byzantine-Venetian Treaty 1277: Diplomatic Stability & Economic Cooperation (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: The Byzantine-Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Caligula: Rise and Fall of a Tyrant (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Rise of Later Shu: China's Political Shift (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Mogyoród: Géza and Ladislaus Triumph (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Badr: Turning Point in Islamic History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. At the Battle of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Belisarius' Triumph: Ostrogoth Retreat from Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Elagabalus: Roman Emperor's Murder & Successor (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Maximian's Triumph in Carthage: Roman Emperor's Military Success (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Earliest Mention of Lithuania in Quedlinburg Annals (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. Khwarazmian…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Legacy of Ferdowsi: Completing Shahnameh (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh. Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Konrad III: King of Germany - A Turning Point in History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Konrad III von Hohenstaufen was elected king of Germany at Coblenz in the presence of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Muhammad's Farewell Sermon: Unity and Guidance (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: The Farewell Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The 42 Martyrs…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Julian's Failed Campaign: Clash of Empires (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Nero's Rise to Power: The Princeps Iuventutis Honor (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Barbarian Influence on the Fall of Rome (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Siege of Rome: Gothic War's Crucial Moment (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Mar 2024) Today's historical events: Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Deerfield Massacre: Brutal Raid on English Settlement (+ 4 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: In Queen Anne's War, French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
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…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Roman Emperor Hadrian Adopts Antoninus Pius (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Religious Persecution in Vandal Kingdom: A Turning Point (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Diocletian's Edict: Christian Persecution in Nicomedia (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Gregory VII Excommunicates Emperor Henry IV (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14-20 February demanding that he abdicate…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Severianus: Martyr of Faith and Resilience (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. Thomas, the first known Bishop of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Parabiago: Milan vs. St. George's Mercenaries (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Severus vs. Clodius Albinus: Battle of Lugdunum (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Frederick II's Peaceful Crusade: Diplomacy in the Holy Land (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Ottoman Interregnum: Rise and Fall of Musa Çelebi (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Diplomatic Mission: Louis IX's Encounter with the Mongol Empire (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Justinian II's Power Consolidation: Executing Predecessors in Byzantine History (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tiberios III publicly…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Tragic Anti-Semitic Massacre: Strasbourg's Dark History (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Several hundred Jews are burned to death by mobs while the remaining Jews are forcibly removed…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Otto I and Pope John XII: The Diplomatic Shift (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Emperor Otto I and Pope John XII co-sign the Diploma Ottonianum, recognizing John as ruler of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Da Gama's Second Voyage: Paving the Way for European Trade (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Vasco da Gama with 15 ships and 800 men sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal on his second voyage…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Henry VIII's Church of England: A Pivotal Break from Rome (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England. A naval…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
The Fall of Baghdad: End of Islamic Golden Age (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. In…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Burning of John Hooper: A Brutal Reminder of Tudor Religious Conflict (+ 4 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mongol Invasion: Devastating Attack on Vladimir (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Leo I: Eastern Roman Emperor & Byzantine Empire's Foundation (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. Edward of Caernarvon (later king Edward II of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Establishment of Manila Diocese: A Milestone in Philippine Catholic Church History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pompeii's Devastating Earthquake: A Prelude to Destruction (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty, declares…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Sibling Rivalry: Roman Empire's Turbulent Power Struggle (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England)…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mehmed II: The Ottoman Empire's Conqueror (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Revival of Holy Roman Empire: Translatio Imperii & Otto I's Coronation (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Thorn Peace: Ending Polish-Teutonic War (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Feb 2024) Today's historical events: The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Sylvester I: Shaping Catholic Church History (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. The Treaty of Lyon…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
King Wareru's Independence: Birth of Hanthawaddy Kingdom (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Papal Power Struggles: Sergius III's Controversial Reign (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Charlemagne's Death: Turning Point in European History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (28 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Trajan: Rome's Golden Age & Territorial Expansion (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (27 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
1564 Battle of Ula: Lithuania's Triumph over Russia (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Roman Emperor Claudius: A Surprising Ascension (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. Alfonso II…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Assassination, Proclamation & New Era: Roman History Unveiled (+ 4 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Theodosius I's Proclamation: Honorius as Co-Emperor (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. Using…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
1506: Birth of Swiss Guard - Vatican's Iconic Protectors (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. The Ottoman Empire under…
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Revolutionary Baptism: Birth of Swiss Anabaptists (+ 3 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and…
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1265: Birth of English Parliament - A Turning Point in Governance (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Jan 2024) Today's historical events: The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major…