Mühlberg 1547: Turning Point in Reformation (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
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- April 24, 2026
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Discusses A Daily Dose of History (24 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, c…
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A Daily Dose of History (24 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris. The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston Ne…
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A Daily Dose of History (24 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris. The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published. French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in