A Daily Dose of History (07 Nov 2023)

Today's historical events:

• Treaty of Bonn: The Frankish kings Charles the Simple and Henry the Fowler sign a peace treaty or 'pact of friendship' (amicitia) to recognize their borders along the Rhine.
• Christopher Columbus returns from his fourth and last voyage.
• Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia.
• The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.
• John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore's Offer of Emancipation, which offers freedom to slaves who abandoned their colonial masters to fight with Murray and the British.
• The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
• Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
• In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
• American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.
• The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.

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