A Daily Dose of History (14 Jan 2025) Today's historical events:

• King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.
• Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.
• The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
• The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas.
• American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.
• Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.
• Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
• Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
• An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
• Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

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