Scott Allsop's Blog, page 123
January 20, 2022
21st January 1793: Former French King Louis XVI executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris
The blade fell at 10.22am, after which it is reported that a number of members of the public rushed forward to dip their handkerchiefs in Louis’ ...
January 19, 2022
20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage
Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest ...
January 18, 2022
19th January 1915: Two German Zeppelin airships drop bombs on the Norfolk towns of Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn in Britain’s first experience of an air raid
The four people killed in the air raids were all civilians, which served as a stark message about the changing nature of warfare in the 20th ...
January 17, 2022
18th January 1871: Wilhelm I of Prussia proclaimed the first German Emperor
Wilhelm was formally declared the German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles on 18 ...
January 16, 2022
17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War
The Battle of Monte Cassino began when Allied forces launched the first of four attacks against the Gustav Line in ...
January 15, 2022
16th January 27 BCE: The Roman Senate grant Octavian the titles Augustus and Princeps
The title Augustus is understood to translate as ‘the illustrious one’ and, although the title did not grant Octavian him political authority, many historians see this as the point at which his rule as first Roman Emperor ...
January 14, 2022
15th January 1919: Great Molasses Flood kills 21 people in Boston
21 people were killed and a further 150 were injured after 2.3 million gallons of molasses swept through North End in Boston, Massachusetts after a storage tank ...
January 13, 2022
14th January 1943: Churchill and Roosevelt meet at the Casablanca Conference
On the 14th January 1943, the Casablanca Conference began in ...
January 12, 2022
13th January 1935: The Territory of the Saar Basin voted in a plebiscite to reunite with Germany
Voter turnout in the plebiscite was 98% of all eligible voters in the Saar, and 90.8% of them chose to re-join the German ...
January 11, 2022
12th January 1895: Foundation of the National Trust
On the 12th January 1895, the National Trust was founded by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke ...
