Scott Allsop's Blog, page 178

7th August 1909: Alice Ramsey makes the first female transcontinental car journey

Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive an automobile across a continent when she completed a 59-day road trip from New York to San ...

6th August 1890: William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair

William Kemmler became the first person to be executed using an electric ...

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 ...

4th August 1693: Dom Pérignon supposedly invents champagne

On the 4th August 1693, legend says that French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon invented ...

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 ...

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 ...

1st August 1714: George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain

George, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...