Scott Allsop's Blog, page 172

4th September 1957: Black students denied entry to Little Rock High School

On the 4th September 1957 a group of nine black schoolchildren were prevented from entering the previously segregated Little Rock Central High School by the Arkansas National Guard acting on the orders of Governor Orval ...

3rd September 1783: Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War

The Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolutionary War, was signed by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of ...

2nd September 1666: Great Fire of London starts in Pudding Lane

Beginning at a bakery in Pudding Lane, the catastrophic fire blazed for more than three days and destroyed over 13,000 houses, churches and government ...

1st September 1604: The Sikh Adi Granth first installed at the Golden Temple

The Adi Granth, the original holy scripture of Sikhism now known as Guru Granth Sahib, was first installed at the Harmandir Sahib Golden ...

31st August 1907: The Anglo-Russian Entente is signed, forming the Triple Entente

Britain and Russia signed the Anglo-Russian Entente, which led to the formation of the Triple ...

31st August 2019: Goodbye from HistoryPod

After more than four years that have seen me writing and reading nearly half a million words (and telling hundreds upon hundreds of historical stories) I am in need of a very long break! The last of my new episodes is published today, although the podcast feed itself will continue to release 'reruns' of previous episodes every day for the foreseeable future. Thank you for all your support, subscriptions, and engagements over the past four years. I hope that you have enjoyed the daily history...

30th August 1963: The Moscow-Washington hotline enters operation

The Moscow–Washington hotline entered operation, providing a direct link between the Kremlin and the ...

29th August 1842: The First Opium War ends when Britain and China sign the Treaty of Nanking

The First Opium War formally ended when Britain and China signed the Treaty of Nanking, the first of the ‘unequal ...

28th August 1955: The murder of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi

Black teenager Emmett Till was murdered for allegedly flirting with and offending a white woman in ...

27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa

One of the most destructive volcanic events in modern history occurred when Krakatoa’s eruption reached its ...