Saladin's Siege: Turning Point in Crusades (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (20 Sep 2023) Today's historical events: Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights. Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism. Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminated in the first circumnavigation the globe. The Dutch town of Grave held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of Orange. The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War. The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km2) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony. French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy. The decade-long Ragamuffin War starts when rebels capture Porto Alegre in Brazil. 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