Scott Allsop's Blog, page 111
May 20, 2022
21st May 1927 and 1932: Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic, followed five years later by Emilia Earhart as the first woman
The very first non-stop transatlantic flight had occurred in 1919 when John Alcock and Arthur Whiten Brown flew a modified Vickers Vimy bomber aircraft from Newfoundland to Ireland in just under 16 ...
May 19, 2022
20th May 1882: Establishment of the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy formed the Triple ...
May 18, 2022
19th May 1536: The execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I
Although found unanimously guilty by a jury of 27 peers, the evidence against Anne was questionable. Only the Flemish musician Mark Smeaton admitted to having an affair with her, and this confession is reputed to have been extracted under ...
May 17, 2022
18th May 1291: The Siege of Acre saw the Muslim forces of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil seize control of the Crusader-controlled city
The Siege of Acre, sometimes known in Christendom as the Fall of Acre, marked the last attempt to exert Crusader influence in the Holy ...
May 16, 2022
17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids
Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron attacked German dams in Operation Chastise, otherwise known as the Dambuster ...
May 15, 2022
16th May 1966: Start of the Cultural Revolution in China when Mao releases the ‘May 16th Notification’
By the time the Cultural Revolution ended in 1976 an estimated minimum of 400,000 people had died through torture, execution, or ...
May 14, 2022
15th May 1928: Mickey Mouse’s first cartoon appearance
On 15th May 1928, the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey and Minnie Mouse was shown to a theatre ...
May 13, 2022
14th May 1796: English physician and scientist Edward Jenner tests the process of vaccination against smallpox using cowpox infection
Jenner scientifically tested, and proved, that infection with the mild disease of cowpox gave immunity to the more dangerous smallpox ...
May 12, 2022
13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in ...
May 11, 2022
12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California
The Donner Party departed Independence, Missouri on their ill-fated journey to ...
