• Vision of the Cross: Constantine's Conversion (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

  • Oct 27 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
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Vision of the Cross: Constantine's Conversion (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

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  • A Daily Dose of History (27 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Æthelstan, the first king of all England, dies and is succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I. Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. French troops lay siege to Pavia. Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva. Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War. Philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. The French Army enters Berlin, following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida. Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be killed. Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers. The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration. 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
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