{"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":"Miracle of the Rain: Roman Triumph in Marcomannic Wars (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)","slug":"miracle-of-the-rain-roman-triumph-in-marcomannic-wars-12-more-historical-events-on-this-day","published_at":"2026-06-11T06:01:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-daily-dose-of-history-events-on-this-day-in-history-6397743/miracle-of-the-rain-roman-triumph-in-marcomannic-wars-12-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/KLSP9068273193.mp3","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/B8G9CB/traffic.megaphone.fm/KLSP9068273193.mp3","summary":"A Daily Dose of History (11 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called \"miracle of the rain\". Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang. A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh. Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'. Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy. Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks. Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave. The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners. Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau. Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king. Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon. Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sails for Florida with party of 1,500, intending to settle on gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico). Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines). Informati…","meta_description":"A Daily Dose of History (11 Jun 2026) Today's historical events: Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":537,"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/miracle-of-the-rain-roman-triumph-in-marcomannic-wars-12-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/miracle-of-the-rain-roman-triumph-in-marcomannic-wars-12-more-historical-events-on-this-day.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}