Nika Riots: Justinian's Reign in Turmoil (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (13 Jan 2025) Today's historical events: The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I. Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England. French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths. The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus. United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives. Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island. Second Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs. The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting. 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