Scott Allsop's Blog, page 149
July 27, 2020
28th July 1932: Bonus Marchers forcibly evicted from Washington D.C. by the Army
Bonus Marchers in Washington D.C. were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army under General Douglas ...
July 25, 2020
26th July 1948: Truman abolished racial segregation in the US military with Executive Order 9981
President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981 that abolished racial segregation in the U.S. ...
July 21, 2020
22nd July 1942: Wartime gasoline rationing introduced to the USA
Wartime gasoline rationing began in seventeen ...
July 18, 2020
19th July 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights begins
The first women’s rights convention in the United States began in Seneca Falls, New ...
July 17, 2020
18th July 1966: The Hough Riots begin in Cleveland, Ohio
Riots broke out in the in the predominantly African-American community of Hough in Cleveland, ...
July 15, 2020
16th July 1945: USA tests the first ever nuclear bomb, code-named ‘Trinity’
The 16th July 1945 marked the start of the atomic age when the USA detonated the first nuclear bomb under the codename ...
July 14, 2020
15th July 1975: The Apollo Soyuz Test Project lifted off
The two rockets of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project launched from the USA and the USSR in the first international collaborative space ...
July 11, 2020
12th July 1862: Creation of the Congressional Medal of Honor
A resolution to create the U.S. Army Medal of Honor was authorised by Congress and signed into law by President Abraham ...
July 9, 2020
10th July 1913: Highest recorded temperature on Earth
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was measured at Furnace Creek in Death Valley, ...
July 5, 2020
6th July 1892: The Homestead Strike sees Pinkerton agents fight striking steelworkers
Dozens were killed or injured when Pinkerton agents working on behalf of the Carnegie Steel Company fought striking steelworkers in Homestead, ...
