A Daily Dose of History (05 Oct 2024) Today's historical events:

• King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
• The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.
• With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
• Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.
• French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
• War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
• The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
• The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
• The Eastman tunnel, in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.
• The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
• Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in S. Africa, asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination.
• The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
• In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.

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