Scott Allsop's Blog, page 183
May 16, 2019
17th May 1943: Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carries out the ‘Dambusters’ raids
Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron attacked German dams in Operation Chastise, otherwise known as the Dambuster ...
May 15, 2019
16th May 1966: Start of the Cultural Revolution in China
The ‘May 16th Notification’ of 1966 effectively started the Cultural Revolution in ...
May 14, 2019
15th May 1940: The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California
Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, ...
May 13, 2019
14th May 1796: Edward Jenner vaccinates against smallpox
On the 14th May 1796, English physician and scientist Edward Jenner purposefully infected 8-year James Phipps with ...
May 12, 2019
13th May 1950: First #Formula1 World Championship Grand Prix race at Silverstone
The first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix race took place at the Silverstone circuit in ...
May 11, 2019
12th May 1949: Stalin lifts the Berlin Blockade
On May 12th 1949, the Soviet Union ended its blockade of West ...
May 10, 2019
11th May 868: The world’s earliest dated printed book created in China
The world’s earliest dated printed book, a copy of the Diamond Sutra, was created in ...
May 9, 2019
10th May 1941: Rudolf Hess secretly flies to Scotland to seek peace
On the 10th May 1941 Deputy Fuhrer of the German Party, Rudolf Hess, flew from Germany to Scotland on a mission to strike a peace deal with the British ...
May 8, 2019
9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels
Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of ...
May 7, 2019
8th May 1945: Victory in Europe Day after Germany surrenders
The 8th May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day – a public holiday to celebrate the end of the Second World ...
