Devastating Earthquake in Constantinople: Hagia Sophia's Fall (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Devastating Earthquake in Constantinople: Hagia Sophia's Fall (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones December 14, 2024 Duration: 9:27
A Daily Dose of History (14 Dec 2024) Today's historical events: Constantinople is severely damaged by an earthquake, which cracks the dome of Hagia Sophia. Sweet Dew Incident: Emperor Wenzong of the Tang dynasty conspires to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot is foiled. 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. The Toledo War unofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admitting Michigan as a U.S. state. American Civil War: The Confederate victory under General James Longstreet at the Battle of Bean's Station in East Tennessee ends the Knoxville Campaign, but achieves very little as Longstreet returns to Virginia next spring. 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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