A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
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Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
▶ WebplayerWe 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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Oct 1, 2026 · 7:07
A Daily Dose of History (02 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva. Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise…
Sep 30, 2026 · 8:33
A Daily Dose of History (01 Oct 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with…
Sep 29, 2026 · 8:10
A Daily Dose of History (30 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington…
Sep 28, 2026 · 8:05
A Daily Dose of History (29 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska. World War II: The siege of…
Sep 27, 2026 · 9:14
A Daily Dose of History (28 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of…
Sep 26, 2026 · 10:08
A Daily Dose of History (27 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins. World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last…
Sep 24, 2026 · 8:44
A Daily Dose of History (25 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Earl…
Sep 23, 2026 · 8:01
A Daily Dose of History (24 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries. Roland…
Sep 22, 2026 · 9:07
A Daily Dose of History (23 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing…
Sep 21, 2026 · 9:48
A Daily Dose of History (22 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman…
Sep 20, 2026 · 9:22
A Daily Dose of History (21 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland. Saladin…
Sep 19, 2026 · 9:55
A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls…
Sep 18, 2026 · 8:41
A Daily Dose of History (19 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a…
Sep 18, 2026 · 6:02
A Daily Dose of History (18 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a…
Sep 17, 2026 · 8:52
A Daily Dose of History (17 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King…
Sep 16, 2026 · 10:17
A Daily Dose of History (16 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince…
Sep 15, 2026 · 7:53
A Daily Dose of History (15 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest…
Sep 14, 2026 · 8:55
A Daily Dose of History (14 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Emperor Heraclius enters…
Sep 13, 2026 · 8:04
A Daily Dose of History (13 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage,…
Sep 12, 2026 · 9:41
A Daily Dose of History (12 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret.…
Sep 11, 2026 · 11:10
A Daily Dose of History (11 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the…
Sep 10, 2026 · 7:51
A Daily Dose of History (10 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated…
Sep 9, 2026 · 7:21
A Daily Dose of History (09 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Arminius' alliance of six Germanic tribes ambushes and annihilates three Roman legions of Publius Quinctilius…
Sep 8, 2026 · 7:56
A Daily Dose of History (08 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital…
Sep 7, 2026 · 7:49
A Daily Dose of History (07 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem. Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia…
Sep 6, 2026 · 6:08
A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister…
Sep 5, 2026 · 7:58
A Daily Dose of History (05 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.…
Sep 4, 2026 · 8:30
A Daily Dose of History (04 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman…
Sep 3, 2026 · 10:30
A Daily Dose of History (03 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is…
Sep 2, 2026 · 7:20
A Daily Dose of History (02 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.…
Sep 1, 2026 · 8:37
A Daily Dose of History (01 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is…
Aug 31, 2026 · 9:20
A Daily Dose of History (31 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the…
Aug 30, 2026 · 10:31
A Daily Dose of History (30 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to…
Aug 29, 2026 · 10:19
A Daily Dose of History (29 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta. Mainz…
Aug 28, 2026 · 9:12
A Daily Dose of History (28 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. Theodoric,…
Aug 27, 2026 · 9:17
A Daily Dose of History (27 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are…
Aug 26, 2026 · 9:19
A Daily Dose of History (26 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah. The Seljuq Turks…
Aug 25, 2026 · 8:00
A Daily Dose of History (25 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman general Germanicus dies near Antioch. He was convinced that the mysterious illness that ended in his…
Aug 24, 2026 · 6:29
A Daily Dose of History (24 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father. The…
Aug 23, 2026 · 9:52
A Daily Dose of History (23 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Odoacer, chieftain of the…
Aug 22, 2026 · 9:45
A Daily Dose of History (22 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near…
Aug 21, 2026 · 8:27
A Daily Dose of History (21 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège. Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general…
Aug 20, 2026 · 7:56
A Daily Dose of History (20 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards under…
Aug 19, 2026 · 9:08
A Daily Dose of History (19 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by…
Aug 18, 2026 · 9:02
A Daily Dose of History (18 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of…
Aug 17, 2026 · 9:51
A Daily Dose of History (17 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, perhaps from a hunger strike. Pope…
Aug 16, 2026 · 9:11
A Daily Dose of History (16 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of Basra over control…
Aug 15, 2026 · 7:52
A Daily Dose of History (15 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate begins. Arab-Byzantine…
Aug 14, 2026 · 10:17
A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of…
Aug 13, 2026 · 10:23
A Daily Dose of History (13 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his…
Aug 12, 2026 · 8:07
A Daily Dose of History (12 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by…
Aug 11, 2026 · 7:17
A Daily Dose of History (11 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia. Claudius Silvanus,…
Aug 10, 2026 · 7:15
A Daily Dose of History (10 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the…
Aug 9, 2026 · 8:33
A Daily Dose of History (09 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will…
Aug 8, 2026 · 10:33
A Daily Dose of History (08 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish…
Aug 7, 2026 · 8:47
A Daily Dose of History (07 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by…
Aug 6, 2026 · 6:39
A Daily Dose of History (06 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval…
Aug 5, 2026 · 7:49
A Daily Dose of History (05 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished. Roman armies enter…
Aug 4, 2026 · 8:03
A Daily Dose of History (04 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao…
Aug 3, 2026 · 7:54
A Daily Dose of History (03 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of…
Aug 2, 2026 · 9:38
A Daily Dose of History (02 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.…
Aug 1, 2026 · 7:58
A Daily Dose of History (01 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius…
Jul 31, 2026 · 9:15
A Daily Dose of History (31 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the…
Jul 29, 2026 · 8:22
A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of…
Jul 29, 2026 · 9:44
A Daily Dose of History (29 Jul 2026) Today's historical events: The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of…
Jun 16, 2026 · 7:15
A Daily Dose of History (16 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, Roman…
Jun 15, 2026 · 7:41
A Daily Dose of History (15 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is…
Jun 14, 2026 · 7:39
A Daily Dose of History (14 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. First Barons' War: Prince Louis…
Jun 13, 2026 · 6:37
A Daily Dose of History (13 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting…
Jun 12, 2026 · 10:07
A Daily Dose of History (12 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous…
Jun 11, 2026 · 8:57
A Daily Dose of History (11 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In…
Jun 10, 2026 · 7:00
A Daily Dose of History (10 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time…
Jun 9, 2026 · 9:09
A Daily Dose of History (09 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia. Nero commits suicide, after quoting Vergil's Aeneid, thus ending…
Jun 8, 2026 · 10:00
A Daily Dose of History (08 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus.…
Jun 7, 2026 · 7:24
A Daily Dose of History (07 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). Pope John VIII recognizes the…
Jun 6, 2026 · 8:31
A Daily Dose of History (06 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Constantine VII, the 8-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine…
Jun 5, 2026 · 10:14
A Daily Dose of History (05 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III…
Jun 4, 2026 · 6:37
A Daily Dose of History (04 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as…
Jun 3, 2026 · 7:40
A Daily Dose of History (03 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the…
Jun 2, 2026 · 8:21
A Daily Dose of History (02 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch…
Jun 1, 2026 · 8:57
A Daily Dose of History (01 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the…
May 31, 2026 · 7:50
A Daily Dose of History (31 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. Mongol invasion of the Cumans:…
May 30, 2026 · 8:33
A Daily Dose of History (30 May 2026) Today's historical events: Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to…
May 29, 2026 · 10:20
A Daily Dose of History (29 May 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian…
May 28, 2026 · 9:49
A Daily Dose of History (28 May 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou…
May 27, 2026 · 9:04
A Daily Dose of History (27 May 2026) Today's historical events: Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. Richard…
May 26, 2026 · 8:49
A Daily Dose of History (26 May 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians…
May 25, 2026 · 9:10
A Daily Dose of History (25 May 2026) Today's historical events: Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the…
May 24, 2026 · 6:02
A Daily Dose of History (24 May 2026) Today's historical events: The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East…
May 23, 2026 · 8:37
A Daily Dose of History (23 May 2026) Today's historical events: Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. Girolamo Savonarola is…
May 22, 2026 · 8:59
A Daily Dose of History (22 May 2026) Today's historical events: Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu. Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. A…
May 21, 2026 · 8:29
A Daily Dose of History (21 May 2026) Today's historical events: Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as Caesar to Diocletian, beginning the period of four…
May 20, 2026 · 9:55
A Daily Dose of History (20 May 2026) Today's historical events: The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church.…
May 19, 2026 · 7:41
A Daily Dose of History (19 May 2026) Today's historical events: Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. Pope Gregory II is elected.…
May 18, 2026 · 8:18
A Daily Dose of History (18 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Constantine the Great announces free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. Louis II of…
May 17, 2026 · 9:30
A Daily Dose of History (17 May 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is…
May 16, 2026 · 9:07
A Daily Dose of History (16 May 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.…
May 15, 2026 · 7:06
A Daily Dose of History (15 May 2026) Today's historical events: Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. Emperor…
May 14, 2026 · 7:45
A Daily Dose of History (14 May 2026) Today's historical events: Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. The Siege of Nicaea begins during the…
May 12, 2026 · 9:49
A Daily Dose of History (12 May 2026) Today's historical events: Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a…
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