A Daily Dose of History (06 Feb 2025) Today's historical events:

• The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop.
• James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
• The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
• American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
• New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
• Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
• Battle of San Domingo: British naval victory against the French in the Caribbean.
• Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
• The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society depart New York to start a settlement in present-day Liberia.
• Otto becomes the first modern King of Greece.
• Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, establishing New Zealand as a British colony.
• The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
• American Civil War: Forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew H. Foote give the Union its first victory of the war, capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee in the Battle of Fort Henry.
• Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.

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