Scott Allsop's Blog, page 175
August 4, 2019
5th August 1305: William Wallace captured by English troops at Robroyston
Scottish independence leader Sir William Wallace was captured by English forces at Robroyston near ...
August 3, 2019
4th August 1693: Dom Pérignon supposedly invents champagne
On the 4th August 1693, legend says that French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon invented ...
August 2, 2019
3rd August 1936: Jesse Owens wins his first gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the Berlin ...
August 1, 2019
2nd August 216 BCE: Hannibal defeats the Roman army at the Battle of Cannae
Hannibal’s army inflicted a devastating defeat on the numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of ...
July 31, 2019
1st August 1714: George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain
George, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great ...
July 30, 2019
31st July 1970: Black Tot Day ends the Royal Navy’s daily rum ration
On the 31st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to ...
July 29, 2019
30th July 1792: La Marseillaise first sung in Paris
On the 30th July 1792, a group of volunteer soldiers from the city of Marseille were the first to introduce and sing “La Marseillaise” in ...
July 28, 2019
29th July 1567: James VI crowned King of Scotland aged 13 months
On the 29th July 1567, James VI was crowned king of Scotland when he was just 13 months ...
July 27, 2019
28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Exactly one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on ...
July 26, 2019
27th July 1942: Allies halt Axis in First Battle of El Alamein
On the 27th July 1942, Allied forces in North Africa stopped the advancing Axis powers in the First Battle of El ...
