Scott Allsop's Blog, page 180
June 14, 2019
15th June 1215: King John agrees to Magna Carta by adding his seal
On the 15th June 1215, Magna Carta – one of the most famous documents in the world – was approved by King John when he added his seal to it in a field at Runnymede near Windsor in ...
June 13, 2019
14th June 1645: The Battle of Naseby fought in the English Civil War
The Battle of Naseby, a decisive engagement of the English Civil War, was fought between the Royalist army of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model ...
June 12, 2019
13th June 1944: First V-1 ‘Doodlebug’ flying bomb attack on London
On the 13th June 1944 the first German attack on Britain using the V-1 flying bomb, otherwise known as the ‘doodlebug’, took ...
June 11, 2019
12th June 1987: Ronald Reagan calls on Mikhail Gorbachev to ‘Tear down this wall!’
US President Ronald Reagan made a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in which he called on the USSR’s leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to ‘Tear down this ...
June 10, 2019
11th June 1837: Broad Street Riot breaks out in Boston, MA
On June 11th 1837, the Broad Street Riot broke out in Boston, Massachusetts, between Irish immigrants and existing American citizens known as ...
June 9, 2019
10th June 1924: Italian politician Matteotti kidnapped and murdered by Fascists
Giacomo Matteotti, an Italian socialist politician, was kidnapped and then murdered by members of the Fascist ...
June 8, 2019
9th June 1815: The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna signed
The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna was signed on the 9th June 1815, nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at the Battle of ...
June 7, 2019
8th June 793: Viking raiders attack Lindisfarne in Northumbria
Norse raiders attacked the holy island of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast in an event that is generally accepted as the start of the ‘Viking’ period of British ...
June 6, 2019
7th June 1628: Petition of Right ratified by King Charles I
On the 7th June 1628, the Petition of Right was approved by King Charles ...
June 5, 2019
6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin
Alexis St. Martin, who had been shot in the stomach, was first treated by US Army surgeon William Beaumont who became known as the ‘Father of Gastric ...
