Ali's Assassination: End of Rashidun Era (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (26 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War. For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. The 8.7-9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Celebrated as Australia Day. The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales. Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state. James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong. Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory. First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers. American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker. 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