Scott Allsop's Blog, page 171
September 13, 2019
14th September 1814: USA’s national anthem lyrics written as the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”
On the 14th September 1814, the poem that was to provide the lyrics for the United States’ national anthem was written by 35 year-old Francis Scott ...
September 12, 2019
13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David
Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance ...
September 11, 2019
12th September 1919: Hitler joins the German Workers Party
On September 12th 1919, Adolf Hitler officially joined the German Workers’ Party ...
September 10, 2019
11th September 1789: Alexander Hamilton appointed US Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton was made the first United States Secretary of the Treasury by President George ...
September 9, 2019
10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans into Austria
On the 10th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist ...
September 8, 2019
9th September 1956: Elvis Presley makes his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, the USA’s most popular television show, for the first ...
September 7, 2019
8th September 1888: First ever Football League matches take place
On the 8th September 1888, the very first Football League games were played in ...
September 6, 2019
7th September 1940: The Nazi German Luftwaffe launches The Blitz
The Nazi German Luftwaffe launched the first of 57 consecutive days and nights of bombing raids on London in what became known as the ...
September 5, 2019
6th September 1972: Olympic athletes killed in the Munich massacre
Shortly after midnight on the morning of the 6th September 1972, nine Israeli Olympic athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists from the Black September group in the Munich ...
September 4, 2019
5th September 1793: The Reign of Terror begins in France
The Reign of Terror began in France when Bertrand Barère, a member of the Committee of Public Safety, made a speech in favour of it that ended with the exclamation, “Let's make terror the order of the ...
