Scott Allsop's Blog, page 154
April 3, 2020
4th April 1968: Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee
On the 4th April 1968, Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of ...
April 2, 2020
3rd April 1882: Outlaw Jesse James shot by Robert Ford
On the 3rd April 1882, the American outlaw Jesse James was shot dead by fellow gang-member Robert ...
March 31, 2020
1st April 1938: Francisco Franco announces the end of the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 after a military coup by Spanish forces in North Africa failed to secure complete control over the ...
March 30, 2020
31st March 1905: Wilhelm II provokes the First Moroccan Crisis
On the 31st March 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany landed in the Moroccan city of Tangier and expressed his support for the Sultans independence from foreign ...
March 29, 2020
30th March 1856: The Crimean War officially ends with the Treaty of Paris
The Crimean War began in October 1853, having been triggered by disagreements between Russia and the Ottoman Empire regarding Russias right to protect the Orthodox Christian minority in the Ottoman-controlled Holy ...
March 28, 2020
29th March 1973: Final US troops withdraw from Vietnam
On the 29th March 1973, the last American troops withdrew from South ...
March 27, 2020
28th March 1942: Operation Chariot and the St. Nazaire raid by British forces in WW2
The raid by the Royal Navy and British Commandos was overseen by Combined Operations ...
March 26, 2020
27th March 1963: Dr Beeching publishes his first British Rail report
On the 27th March 1963, Chairman of the British Transport Commission Dr Richard Beeching published his report entitled The Reshaping of British ...
March 25, 2020
26th March 1830: The Book of Mormon first went on sale at E. B. Grandin’s book store
The Book of Mormon is a key sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that was published by Joseph Smith, the founder of the movement, when he was twenty-four years ...
March 24, 2020
25th March 1957: Treaty of Rome establishes the EEC
On the 25th March 1957 the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations for the European Economic Community, was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West ...
