{"podcast":{"title":"A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History","slug":"a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743","podcast_index_feed_id":6397743,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/onthisdayinhistory","website_url":"https://klassicstudios.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/689bb2ac-e581-11ed-874c-d78a2864b5d1/image/DailyDoseOfHistory_Logo.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Klassic Studios","episode_count":942,"summary":"We examine the significant events that occurred on this day in history. Get smarter about our history in less than 10 minutes per day! Presented by Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T16:17:07.747457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743"},"episode":{"title":"Julian the Apostate's Battle of Ctesiphon (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)","slug":"julian-the-apostate-s-battle-of-ctesiphon-14-more-historical-events-on-this-day","published_at":"2026-05-29T06:00:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743/julian-the-apostate-s-battle-of-ctesiphon-14-more-historical-events-on-this-day","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743","url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B8G9CB/traffic.megaphone.fm/KLSP6807770733.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B8G9CB/traffic.megaphone.fm/KLSP6807770733.mp3","summary":"A Daily Dose of History (29 May 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez. Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel. Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. Mongol-Jin War: The Mongols entered Kaifeng after a successful siege and began looting in the fallen capital of the Jin dynasty. Philip VI is crowned King of France. Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli. Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658-1659). English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City. American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States. United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland. Mustafa IV became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. Infor…","meta_description":"A Daily Dose of History (29 May 2026) Today's historical events: The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":620,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743/episodes/julian-the-apostate-s-battle-of-ctesiphon-14-more-historical-events-on-this-day/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743/julian-the-apostate-s-battle-of-ctesiphon-14-more-historical-events-on-this-day.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}