Scott Allsop's Blog, page 105
June 18, 2022
19th June 1949: The first NASCAR ‘Strictly Stock’ race takes place at Charlotte Speedway
The first NASCAR race took place at the Charlotte Speedway in North ...
June 17, 2022
18th June 1815: Battle of Waterloo heralds the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte
Combined British and Prussian military forces defeated the French, but Wellington himself said that the battle was ‘the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your ...
June 16, 2022
17th June 1631: Mumtaz Mahal’s death prompts construction of the Taj Mahal
The death of Mumtaz Mahal, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, prompted her husband to construct the Taj ...
June 15, 2022
16th June 1958: Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy executed for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Despite being an ardent Marxist he began moves towards introducing a multiparty political system and, on 1 November 1956, announced Hungary’s withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact and its status as a neutral ...
June 14, 2022
15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
The Pig War border confrontation began when Lyman Cutlar shot a British-owned pig on San Juan ...
June 13, 2022
14th June 1777: Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Resolution and adopts the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States
The design of the flag of the United States has changed numerous times during its history to reflect the admission of more states into the ...
June 12, 2022
13th June 1966: Miranda Warning introduced after US Supreme Court says suspects must be told their rights
Any suspect arrested in the USA must be informed of four key rights. ‘You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for ...
June 11, 2022
12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father
Over three volumes Anne Frank recorded the relationships between the Frank family, the Van Pels family, and her father’s friend Fritz Pfeffer with whom they shared a confined hiding place in the 'Secret Annexe' above her father's warehouse ...
June 10, 2022
11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death at a busy crossroads in ...
June 9, 2022
10th June 1916: Arab Revolt begins when Sharif Hussein bin Ali orders his troops to attack the Ottoman Caliphate’s garrison in the holy city of Mecca
The British supported the Revolt as it distracted tens of thousands of Ottoman troops from joining other fronts in the First World ...
