Scott Allsop's Blog, page 154
March 3, 2020
4th March 1890: The Forth Bridge in Scotland opened by the future King Edward VII
The Forth Railway Bridge stretches almost 2.5km across the Firth of Forth, a large estuary area to west of ...
March 2, 2020
3rd March 1861: Tsar Alexander II signs the Emancipation Manifesto
Tsar Alexander II of Russia signed the Emancipation ...
March 1, 2020
2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the ...
February 29, 2020
1st March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park
Yellowstone became the first national park in the world after President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication ...
February 28, 2020
29th February 1504: Christopher Columbus uses knowledge of a lunar eclipse to secure supplies while stranded on Jamaica
Christopher Columbus used knowledge of a forthcoming lunar eclipse to fool Jamaican natives into providing his stranded crew with ...
February 27, 2020
28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas
The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian ...
February 26, 2020
27th February 1996 – Pokémon first launched in Japan
Pokémon, the world’s highest-grossing media franchise, was launched in Japan with Pocket Monsters: Red and ...
February 25, 2020
26th February 1935: Hitler formally establishes the Luftwaffe in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles
The German Empire established its first air force, the Fliegertruppe, in 1910 which saw extensive action in the First World ...
February 24, 2020
25th February 1570: Elizabeth I of England excommunicated by Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V issued the Papal bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England for ...
February 23, 2020
24th February 1868: US President Andrew Johnson impeached for defying the Tenure of Office Act
Having previously served as a senator and later military governor for the state of Tennessee, Andrew Johnson was chosen by Abraham Lincoln to be his running mate in the election of ...
