Chalcedon Council: Jesus' Divine-Human Nature (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (22 Oct 2023) Today's historical events: The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto). The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder. The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company. The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War. The War of Jenkins' Ear begins with the first attack on La Guaira. The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank. Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska. André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above Paris. 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