Scott Allsop's Blog, page 179
June 24, 2019
25th June 1876: Battle of Little Bighorn & Custer’s Last Stand
On the 25th June 1876, the Battle of Little Bighorn began when American Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led federal troops against the combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Plains ...
June 23, 2019
24th June 1812: Napoleon begins his failed invasion of Russia
Napoleon's Grande Armée began its failed invasion of Russia when it crossed the Neman River in what Russians refer to as the Patriotic War of ...
June 22, 2019
23rd June 1314: Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn began on the 23rd June 1314, leading to one of the most important Scottish victories of the First War of Scottish Independence that was fought intermittently from 1296 until ...
June 21, 2019
22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica
MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian ...
June 20, 2019
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
On the 21st June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the scuttling of the German High Seas naval fleet in Scapa Flow, a large natural harbor in the Orkney Islands in ...
June 19, 2019
20th June 1756: British prisoners locked in the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’
British prisoners of war were imprisoned in the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’ after the Bengali army captured Fort William from the East India ...
June 18, 2019
19th June 1978: Garfield cartoon strip first published
On the 19th June 1978, the Garfield comic strip was first ...
June 17, 2019
18th June 1887: Germany and Russia sign the secret Reinsurance Treaty
Germany and Russia signed the secret Reinsurance Treaty that ensured they would each remain neutral if the other went to war with a third European ...
June 16, 2019
17th June 1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in New York from France
On the 17th June 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbour on board the French steam ship ...
June 15, 2019
16th June 1846: Pope Pius IX begins the longest ever reign of a Catholic Pope
Born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, Pius IX’s election by the Papal conclave of 1846 came at a time of significant political unrest across ...
