Scott Allsop's Blog, page 168
October 13, 2019
14th October 1066: Battle of Hastings fought on Senlac Hill
On the 14th October 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold ...
October 12, 2019
13th October 1792: Cornerstone laid for the White House
On the 13th October 1792 the cornerstone of the White House, which at the time was to be known as the United States Executive Mansion, was ...
October 11, 2019
12th October 1810: First Oktoberfest held in Munich
First established to celebrate the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the most important part of the festivities was a horse race held on the final ...
October 10, 2019
11th October 1975: Saturday Night Live is broadcast for the first time
Saturday Night Live was originally known as NBC’s Saturday Night to avoid any confusion with the ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard ...
October 9, 2019
10th October 1903: Foundation of Women’s Social & Political Union
On the 10th October 1903 the Women’s Social and Political Union, whose members came to be known as suffragettes, was founded at the Manchester home of Sylvia and Emmeline ...
October 8, 2019
9th October 1410: The Prague Astronomical Clock first noted in a medieval document
Known as the Orloj, the astronomical clock was designed and built by the Imperial clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň and Charles University professor Jan ...
October 7, 2019
8th October 1829: Robert Stephenson’s locomotive Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
On the 8th October 1829, Robert Stephenson’s steam locomotive The Rocket won the Rainhill Trials and secured a prize of £500 and the contract for Robert Stephenson and Company to produce locomotives for the new Liverpool & Manchester Railway that opened the following ...
October 6, 2019
7th October 1879: Germany and Austria Hungary form the Dual Alliance
Keen to consolidate the newly-united Germany, Chancellor Otto von Bismarck turned to diplomacy in an attempt to ensure the status quo in ...
October 5, 2019
6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists
On the 6th October 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that was enraged by the peace treaty he had negotiated with ...
October 4, 2019
5th October 1936: The Jarrow March departs for London
The closure of Palmer's Shipyard was a devastating blow to the people of Jarrow, where unemployment had hit ...
