Scott Allsop's Blog, page 169
October 3, 2019
4th October 1582: Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII
On the 4th October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian ...
October 2, 2019
3rd October 1918: Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria comes to the throne
Boris III became Tsar of Bulgaria at the end of the First World War, just four days after his father, Ferdinand I, signed the Armistice of Thessalonica with the Allied ...
October 1, 2019
2nd October 1187: Saladin captures Jerusalem from Crusaders
On 2nd October 1187, the Siege of Jerusalem came to an end when Saladin captured the city from the crusaders who had ruled the city since ...
September 30, 2019
1st October 1949: Mao Zedong declares the establishment of the People’s Republic of China
The Chinese Communists in the People’s Liberation Army had been fighting the second stage of a long and costly civil war against the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, known as the Kuomintang, since shortly after the end of the Second World ...
September 29, 2019
30th September 1967: BBC Radio 1 begins broadcasting
At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “... And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music ...
September 28, 2019
29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police begins operating in London
The Metropolitan Police, which is often considered to be the first modern police force, began operating in ...
September 27, 2019
28th September 1928: Penicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
On the 28th September 1928, the bacteriologist Alexander Fleming laid for the foundation for a revolution in modern medicine when he discovered the world’s first ...
September 26, 2019
27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history
The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ...
September 25, 2019
26th September 1923: Germany ends the strikes in the Ruhr
On the 26th September 1923, German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann ended passive resistance in the Ruhr and resumed the payment of First World War ...
September 24, 2019
25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable
Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each ...
