Severianus: Martyr of Faith in 452 Palestine (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (21 Feb 2026) Today's historical events: Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. The Prussian Confederation is formed. Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia. A force of 1,400 French soldiers invaded Britain at Fishguard in support of the Society of United Irishmen. They were defeated by 500 British reservists. The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales. Without a previous declaration of war, Russian troops cross the border to Sweden at Abborfors in eastern Finland, thus beginning the Finnish War, in which Sweden will lose the eastern half of the country (i.e. Finland) to Russia. Initial issue of the Cherokee Phoenix is the first periodical to use the Cherokee syllabary invented by Sequoyah. John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. American Civil War: Battle of Valverde is fought near Fort Craig in New Mexico Territory. Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school. The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first edition. 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