A Daily Dose of History (15 Nov 2024) Today's historical events:

• Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
• Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Morgarten.
• Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Incan Emperor Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging for a meeting in the city plaza the following day.
• Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.
• Rákóczi's War of Independence: The Hapsburg Empire and Denmark win a military victory over the Kurucs from Hungary in the Battle of Zsibó.
• The secondly-built Castellania in Valletta is officially inaugurated with the blessing of the interior Chapel of Sorrows.
• American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
• Pike Expedition: Lieutenant Zebulon Pike spots a mountain peak while near the Colorado foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is later named Pikes Peak in his honor.
• American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins his March to the Sea.
• Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
• Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.
• Eduskunta declares itself the supreme state power of Finland, prompting its declaration of independence and secession from Russia.
• The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The Free City of Danzig is established.
• At least 300 are massacred during a general strike in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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