Nika Riots: Emperor Justinian's Rebellion (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (11 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. Emperor Tai Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty invades the Later Jin, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin. Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia. First recorded lottery in England. Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile. A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta. The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur. William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. 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