A Daily Dose of History (30 Nov 2023)

Today's historical events:

• Great Northern War: King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
• The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (later commemorated as Cities for Life Day).
• The Balmis Expedition starts in Spain with the aim of vaccinating millions against smallpox in Spanish America and Philippines.
• In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to an official from the French First Republic. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
• First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, five years to the day from the ground breaking.
• Crimean War: Battle of Sinop: The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
• American Civil War: The Confederate Army of Tennessee suffers heavy losses in an attack on the Union Army of the Ohio in the Battle of Franklin.
• The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
• A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles.

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