Scott Allsop's Blog, page 107
June 29, 2022
30th June 1934: Hitler purges the Nazi party in the Night of the Long Knives
Although the popular name suggests the purge lasted for one night, the executions went on throughout the ...
June 28, 2022
29th June 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns to the ground
The Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground during a performance of Henry ...
June 27, 2022
28th June 1914 and 1919: The trigger and the definitive end of the First World War
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princip in 1914 had a direct effect on the outbreak of war, while the Treaty of Versailles was signed on exactly the same date five years later in ...
June 26, 2022
27th June 1950: President Truman sends US navy and air force to Korea
US President Harry S. Truman ordered air and naval forces to assist South Korea against an invasion by North ...
June 25, 2022
26th June 1963: American President John F. Kennedy declares US support for West Berlin with the phrase, ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
While the speech effectively recognised East Berlin as part of the Soviet Bloc, it also reaffirmed America’s commitment to defend West Berlin against ...
June 24, 2022
25th June 1678: Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a PhD
Elena Cornaro Piscopia became the first woman to receive a Doctorate of Philosophy, otherwise known as a ...
June 23, 2022
24th June 1374: Dancing Plague breaks out in the German city of Aachen and continues for many weeks
Known variously as St John's Dance, St Vitus' Dance, or the ‘dancing plague’, the occurrence in Aachen was neither the first nor the last outbreak but is one of the best ...
June 22, 2022
23rd June 1314: The Battle of Bannockburn begins, resulting in a victory for Robert the Bruce against Edward II
Bannockburn was unusual for a medieval battle in that it lasted for two days, with the first day being notable for Bruce single-handedly killing the young English knight Sir Henry de Bohun with an axe blow to the head after he tried to charge him with a ...
June 21, 2022
22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica
MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian ...
June 20, 2022
21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk
Concerned that the entire fleet might be shared out between the victors as the spoils of war Admiral von Reuter, the German officer in charge of the interned fleet, decided to purposely sink the ...
