Maya Power Shift: Calakmul vs. Palenque (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
April 23, 20257m 50s
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A Daily Dose of History (23 Apr 2025)
Today's historical events:
- Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sacking the city.
- Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks.
- Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
- Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.
- St. George's Night Uprising commences in the Duchy of Estonia.
- The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George's Day.
- Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil).
- The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
- Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
- The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
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