Nancy 1477: Charles the Bold's Defeat & Burgundy's Fall (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Nancy 1477: Charles the Bold's Defeat & Burgundy's Fall (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones January 5, 2025 Duration: 8:34
A Daily Dose of History (05 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg. Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional form of capital punishment used for regicides. American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University. The sixth All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement. First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses. The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich. Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States. 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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