A Daily Dose of History (27 Sep 2024)

Today's historical events:

• William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
• The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
• After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
• The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
• The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
• The death of Pope Urban VII, 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, ends the shortest papal reign in history.
• The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
• The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
• American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
• The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews.
• The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent.
• Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
• The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.

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