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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
Germanicus Triumph: Roman General's Victory Parade (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 May 2025) Today's historical events: Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Alfonso VI's Triumph in Toledo: Turning Point in Reconquista (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 May 2025) Today's historical events: Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. Henry the Navigator is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Rise of Henry the Fowler: Medieval Germany's Turning Point (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 May 2025) Today's historical events: The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Joan of Arc: Captured, Tried, Burned (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 May 2025) Today's historical events: Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Tetrarchy: Roman Empire's Division & Collapse (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 May 2025) Today's historical events: Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Nicene Council: Shaping Christian Orthodoxy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 May 2025) Today's historical events: The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Turkic Khaganate's Assault on Tang Dynasty (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 May 2025) Today's historical events: Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. John II of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Constantine's Food Distribution in Constantinople (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 May 2025) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mircea the Elder: Wallachian Triumph Over Ottomans (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 May 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Suzaku's Abdication: A Historic Transition (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 May 2025) Today's historical events: Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Liu Bei: Rise of Shu Han (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 May 2025) Today's historical events: Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Robert II Names Henry I Junior King: Succession Strategy (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 May 2025) Today's historical events: Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. The Siege of Nicaea…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Julian of Norwich: Divine Love Visions (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 May 2025) Today's historical events: Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness…
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Pope Stephen I: Confronting Novatianism (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 May 2025) Today's historical events: Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Constantinople: Capital Consecration & Christian Center (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 May 2025) Today's historical events: Constantinople is consecrated. A copy of the Diamond Sutra is printed in China, making it the…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Edward I's Influence on Scottish History (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 May 2025) Today's historical events: Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Legacy of Athanasius: Defender of Orthodoxy (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 May 2025) Today's historical events: Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. England and Portugal formally ratify their…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Emperor Honorius' Tax Relief Edict for Devastated Provinces (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 May 2025) Today's historical events: Emperor Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces Tuscia…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus in 351 AD (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 May 2025) Today's historical events: The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out after his arrival at Antioch. In…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Sack of Rome: End of High Renaissance (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 May 2025) Today's historical events: Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Second Council of Constantinople: Shaping Christian Doctrine (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 May 2025) Today's historical events: The Second Council of Constantinople begins. Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Augustinian Order's Founding: Impact on Medieval Europe (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 May 2025) Today's historical events: The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV's Ascension (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 May 2025) Today's historical events: Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne. The…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Portsmouth's Royal Charter: Medieval Milestone (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 May 2025) Today's historical events: King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. William de Braose is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Nea Ekklesia: Byzantine Architectural Milestone (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 May 2025) Today's historical events: The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
End of Diocletianic Persecution: Turning Point for Christianity (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends. Enguerrand de Marigny is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Alexios I's Triumph Over Pechenegs in 1091 (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Battle of Hormozdgan: Rise of Sassanian Empire (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (28 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Philip the Arab's Millennium Celebration of Rome (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (27 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ludi seaculares…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Charles University: Central Europe's Academic Milestone (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (26 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Czech king Karel IV founds the Charles University in Prague, which was later named after him…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Bagrevand 775: Turning Point in South Caucasus (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (25 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Mühlberg 1547: Turning Point in Reformation (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (24 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Maya Power Shift: Calakmul vs. Palenque (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (23 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Rome's Turbulent Year: Senate vs Maximinus (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (22 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Urban II Elevates Pisa: A Turning Point in Church History (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (21 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Diocese of Pisa is elevated to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Urban II The…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Sapienza University: A Legacy of Education (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (20 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. Three Genoese…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Betrayal in Ancient Rome: Milichus vs Nero (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Murder and Abdication: Northumbria's Turbulent Reign (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Canute IV: Denmark's Saintly King (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (17 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Otho's Noble Sacrifice: The Battle of Bedriacum (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (16 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Defeated by Vitellius' troops at Bedriacum, Otho commits suicide. Masada, a Jewish fortress…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Lateran Council 769: Defending Icons in Christianity (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (15 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Lateran Council condemns the Council of Hieria and anathematizes its iconoclastic rulings…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Year 69 AD: Battle of Bedriacum - Turning Point in Roman History (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (14 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum to…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Fall of Constantinople: Turning Point in History (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (13 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Shapur I: Co-Emperor in Sasanian Empire (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I. Anthemius is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Anastasius I: Byzantine Empire's Reformer (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Batu Khan defeats…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Nestorius: Controversial Patriarch & Council of Ephesus (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (10 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. Three years later, he would be deposed due…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Septimius Severus: Rise to Roman Emperor (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The distinguished soldier Septimus Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Assassination of Caracalla: Rise and Fall of Macrinus (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (08 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Attila's Brutal Conquest: The Fall of Metz (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (07 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning most of…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Declaration of Arbroath: Scotland's Fight for Independence (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (06 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath. Mehmed II begins…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Lothair I: King of Italy - A Carolingian Coronation (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Maya King's Military Triumph: Sacking Palenque (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (04 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul sacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico. A…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Maya King Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' of Calakmul (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (03 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. Edward the Confessor is…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Commodore James' Triumph at Suvarnadurg (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (02 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on the west coast of…
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Last Supper: Jesus' Final Meal & Eucharist (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (01 Apr 2025) Today's historical events: According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. Byzantine Emperor…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Alhambra Decree: Dark Side of Religious Intolerance (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (31 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Avar Siege: Plague's Impact on Balkan Campaign (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Viking Raid on Paris: Ragnar Lodbrok's Siege (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (29 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Caligula's Rise to Power and Fall (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (28 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate…
- A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Pope Clement V Excommunicates Venice Over Ferrara Seizure (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (27 Mar 2025) Today's historical events: Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition…