Otho's Reign: Rise, Fall & Suicide in Rome (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (15 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith". Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London. Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The British Museum opens to the public. American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence. Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly. American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy. Forty people die when ice covering the boating lake at Regent's Park, London, collapses. 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