A Daily Dose of History (04 Nov 2024) Today's historical events:

• Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
• Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico.
• Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry.
• Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days).
• The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
• The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
• Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.

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