A Daily Dose of History (22 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

• The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council.
• Emperor Kanmu relocates the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto).
• Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking 4,000-5,000 captives.
• The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder.
• The Ming dynasty defeats the Dutch East India Company.
• The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
• Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
• The War of Jenkins' Ear begins with the first attack on La Guaira.
• The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter
• American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
• Russia founds a colony on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
• Northwest Indian War: Native American forces defeat the United States, ending the Harmar Campaign.
• André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above Paris.

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