Assault on Tang Dynasty: Nomadic Threat (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

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. John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo. French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage). Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power. An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years. The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War. Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale. King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River. American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison surrenders in the Battle of The Cedars. 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