A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
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Constantinople: Birth of a Christian Empire (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
May 11, 2026
6m 27s
Scottish Nobles Recognize Edward I: Prelude to Independence (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
May 10, 2026
8m 59s
Athanasius: Defender of Nicene Creed (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
May 9, 2026
7m 49s
Reccared I: The Third Council of Toledo (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
May 8, 2026
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Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus in 351 AD (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
May 7, 2026
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| 5/11/26 | Constantinople: Birth of a Christian Empire (+ 8 more historical events on this day!) | A Daily Dose of History (11 May 2026) Today's historical events: Constantinople is consecrated. A copy of the Diamond Sutra is printed in China, making it the oldest known dated printed book. War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army. Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River. Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth discover a route across the Blue Mountains, opening up inland Australia to settlement. The Lady of the Lake strikes an iceberg off Newfoundland and sinks with the loss of up to 265 passengers and crew. President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War. Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 6m 27s | ||||||
| 5/10/26 | Scottish Nobles Recognize Edward I: Prelude to Independence (+ 12 more historical events on this day!) | A Daily Dose of History (10 May 2026) Today's historical events: Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king. Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there. Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland. King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France. American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga. War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. The National Gallery in London opens to the public. A revolt broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor Minh Mang, who had desecrated the deceased mandarin Le Van Duyet. Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 8m 59s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | Athanasius: Defender of Nicene Creed (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | AthanasiusTreaty of Windsor+4 | — | EnglandPortugal | — | AthanasiusTreaty of Windsor+3 | — | 7m 49s | |
| 5/8/26 | Reccared I: The Third Council of Toledo (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Visigothic SpainCatholic Church+5 | — | Catholic Church | Walls, MississippiNewport, Rhode Island+2 | Reccared IThird Council of Toledo+8 | — | 8m 13s | |
| 5/7/26 | Jewish Revolt Against Constantius Gallus in 351 AD (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Jewish RevoltHagia Sophia+5 | — | — | AntiochConstantinople+2 | Jewish revoltHagia Sophia+7 | — | 7m 11s | |
| 5/6/26 | Sack of Rome: End of Renaissance Era (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Renaissancehistorical events+4 | — | Rump ParliamentHMS Speedy+3 | Old GoaCoevorden+3 | Sack of RomeRenaissance+5 | — | 9m 33s | |
| 5/5/26 | Second Council of Constantinople: Christological Controversies (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Second Council of Constantinoplehistorical events+5 | — | RussiaPrussia | JamaicaDiscovery Bay+7 | Second Council of ConstantinopleMagna Carta+5 | — | 7m 07s | |
| 5/4/26 | Augustinian Order: Origins and Influence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Augustinian Orderhistorical events+5 | — | Augustinian Order | New NetherlandPhilippines+3 | Augustinian OrderPope Alexander IV+8 | — | 7m 31s | |
| 5/3/26 | Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV's Ascension: A Historic Moment (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Mayan historyearthquakes+4 | — | PortugueseUniversity of Athens | YaxchilanChiapas+1 | Mayan kingBird Jaguar IV+8 | — | 9m 51s | |
| 5/2/26 | Portsmouth's Royal Charter: Key Maritime History (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)✨ | maritime historyroyal charters+4 | — | Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Second of May 1808 | PortsmouthScotland+6 | PortsmouthRoyal Charter+7 | — | 9m 02s | |
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| 5/1/26 | Roman Emperors' Historic Retirement: Impact on Empire (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Roman historyScottish independence+5 | — | Hong Kong Police ForceSpecies Plantarum | ConstantinopleNauvoo, Illinois | Roman emperorsDiocletian+8 | — | 7m 48s | |
| 4/30/26 | End of Diocletianic Persecution: Turning Point in Christianity (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)✨ | ChristianityRoman Empire+5 | — | Spanish forcesFrench Foreign Legion | SpainChile+3 | Diocletianic PersecutionChristianity+5 | — | 8m 45s | |
| 4/29/26 | Byzantine Triumph: Battle of Levounion (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Byzantine historymilitary battles+4 | — | Kingdom of CastileGrand Duchy of Lithuania+3 | Gran CanariaQuebec+1 | Byzantine EmpireJoan of Arc+5 | — | 7m 10s | |
| 4/28/26 | Battle of Hormozdgan: Rise of Sassanian Empire (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Sassanian Empirehistorical battles+5 | — | Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas | MarylandRome+4 | Sassanian EmpireBattle of Hormozdgan+5 | — | 9m 18s | |
| 4/27/26 | Philip the Arab: Rome's Millennium Celebration (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Roman historyIslamic conquest+4 | — | Paradise Lost | GibraltarIberian Peninsula+7 | Philip the ArabAelia Eudoxia+7 | — | 8m 32s | |
| 4/26/26 | Charles University: European Education Milestone (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | educationhistorical events+4 | — | Royal Academy of Arts | CzechPrague+3 | Charles UniversityKarel IV+5 | — | 7m 55s | |
| 4/25/26 | Bagrevand 775: Turning Point in South Caucasus (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)✨ | historical eventsSouth Caucasus+5 | — | — | Western Australia | BagrevandArmenian rebellion+5 | — | 5m 54s | |
| 4/24/26 | Mühlberg 1547: Turning Point in Reformation (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Reformationhistorical events+5 | — | The Boston News-LetterUnited States Library of Congress | SuratOttoman Empire+1 | MühlbergReformation+8 | — | 9m 30s | |
| 4/23/26 | Maya King's Ruthless Attack: Calakmul vs. Palenque (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Maya historyIrish history+5 | — | Boston Latin School | CalakmulPalenque+3 | Maya kingCalakmul+6 | — | 7m 12s | |
| 4/22/26 | Senate's Bold Move: Ousting Maximinus Thrax (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)✨ | Roman historyexploration+5 | — | East India Company | BrazilMexico+2 | Maximinus ThraxPupienus+7 | — | 9m 37s | |
| 4/21/26 | Pisa's Rise: From Diocese to Archdiocese (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | historical eventsPisa+5 | — | Pope Urban II | PortugalMalta+1 | Pisaarchdiocese+8 | — | 7m 52s | |
| 4/20/26 | Sapienza University: A Medieval Center of Learning (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)✨ | medieval educationhistorical events+4 | — | Sapienza University of RomeKlassic Studios+1 | ConstantinopleCanada+4 | Sapienza UniversityPope Boniface VIII+7 | — | 7m 09s | |
| 4/19/26 | Betrayal of Milichus: Nero's Reign Saved (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | betrayalhistorical events+4 | — | — | RaqqaIreland+2 | NeroMilichus+6 | — | 7m 44s | |
| 4/18/26 | Murder of King Æthelred I: Northumbria's Turmoil (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)✨ | historical eventsmurder+4 | — | Real Academia de la HistoriaUniversity of Alabama+2 | — | King Æthelred INorthumbria+7 | — | 7m 50s | |
| 4/17/26 | Canute IV: Denmark's Saintly Ruler (+ 13 more historical events on this day!) | A Daily Dose of History (17 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II. Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices. Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day. Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor. Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas. Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States, later becoming the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America. American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi. American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina. Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico. Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia. The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 9m 41s | ||||||
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