Battle of Vézeronce: Franks vs Burgundians 524 (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (25 Jun 2025) Today's historical events: The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine. At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany. Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War. Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua. Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary. Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution. A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices