St. Lucia's Flood: Catastrophic Collapse and 50,000 Lives Lost (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (14 Dec 2023) Today's historical events: St. Lucia's flood: The Zuiderzee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people. Princess Mary Stuart becomes Queen of Scots at the age of one week on the death of her father, James V of Scotland. The Theresian Military Academy is founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Founding Father Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, New York. The Montgolfier brothers first test fly an unmanned hot air balloon in France; it floats nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi). The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia. War of 1812: The Royal Navy seizes control of Lake Borgne, Louisiana. Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state. 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