Scott Allsop's Blog, page 142
December 18, 2020
19th December 1918: Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not!’ published for the first time in the New York Globe
It has since been adapted into numerous formats and is still printed in more than 40 ...
December 12, 2020
13th December 1636: The Massachusetts Bay Colony organised a formal militia, laying the foundations for the US National Guard
Some modern-day Massachusetts National Guard regiments are able to trace their history back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony of ...
December 10, 2020
11th December 1941: Nazi Germany declares war on the USA
Approximately six hours after Germanys declaration of war, the United States declared war on ...
December 4, 2020
5th December 1848: President James K. Polk sparks the California Gold Rush as a result of his State of the Union Address
Polks speech was intended to warn Congress about the risks of inflation, labor shortages, and the potential for disorder on the West Coast, but only served to fuel the Gold ...
December 2, 2020
3rd December 1775: The first national US Grand Union Flag flown for the first time on the ship ‘Alfred’
Also known as the Continental Colors, the Grand Union Flag remained in use until the Flag Resolution of 14 June ...
November 28, 2020
29th November 1929: Richard E. Byrd completes the first flight over the South Pole
The four-man crew boarded a Ford Trimotor airplane, and at 1am on 29 November reached the South Pole where they flew beyond and to the left and right in case of any navigational ...
November 27, 2020
28th November 1925: The Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running radio show in the USA, broadcast for the first time
The Grand Ole Opry moved to its current home at the 4,000-seater Grand Ole Opry House in ...
November 26, 2020
27th November 1978: San Francisco politicians George Moscone and Harvey Milk shot dead by former Supervisor Dan White
White was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter after pleading a state of mental diminished capacity, and the lenient sentence sparked the White Night riots of 21 May ...
November 25, 2020
26th November 1789: The first formal National Day of Thanksgiving in the United States
Public celebrations were held throughout the country, while President George Washington gave thanks in New York ...
November 24, 2020
25th November 1783: The British Army departed New York City, nearly three months after the end of the American Revolutionary War
Cannons fired as the British departed, acting as a signal for General George Washington to ride into the city with Governor George ...
