A Daily Dose of History (09 May 2024)
Today's historical events:
- Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
- England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
- Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
- The figure who later became Mr. Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.
- Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
- Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
- Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.
- American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest surrenders his forces at Gainesville, Alabama.
- American Civil War: President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation ending belligerent rights of the rebels and enjoining foreign nations to intern or expel Confederate ships.
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