A Daily Dose of History (20 Feb 2026)

Today's historical events:

• The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.
• Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.
• Juan Ponce de León sets out from Spain for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.
• Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
• René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
• The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
• Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
• Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
• Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
• The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.
• Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
• American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
• End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.

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