Columbus' Voyage: From La Gomera to the Americas (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (06 Sep 2023) Today's historical events: Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world. Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces. England's Long Parliament bans public stage-plays. British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements. American Civil War: Confederate forces evacuate Battery Wagner and Morris Island in South Carolina. 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