A Daily Dose of History (16 Mar 2026)

Today's historical events:

• Meng Zhixiang declares himself emperor and establishes Later Shu as a new state independent of Later Tang.
• Massacre of Jews at Clifford's Tower, York.
• Over 200 Cathars who refuse to recant are burnt to death after the Fall of Montségur.
• Samoset, a Mohegan, visits the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
• The Long Parliament of England is dissolved so as to prepare for the new Convention Parliament.
• The Army Corps of Engineers is established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
• Prince Willem proclaims himself King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the first constitutional monarch in the Netherlands.
• The Wanderers F.C. win the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
• In Melbourne, the representatives of five colonies adopt a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.[page needed]
• The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
• Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites execute 70-100 capitulated Reds.

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