Zhu Quanzhong's Coup: Fall of Tang Dynasty (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (22 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule. The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch. The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released. The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina. George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution. The office of United States Postmaster General is established. Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces. Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being. Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried. The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard. A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln. 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