A Daily Dose of History (23 Sep 2024)

Today's historical events:

• Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
• The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.
• The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.
• The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists.
• King Philip II of Spain issues cedula, ordering halt to colonizing efforts in Florida.
• The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
• The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
• American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
• American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
• Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
• Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

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