Scott Allsop's Blog, page 187
April 7, 2019
8th April 1904: France and Britain sign the Entente Cordiale
On 8th April 1904, a series of agreements between Britain and France known as the Entente Cordiale were ...
April 6, 2019
7th April 1141: Matilda declared the ‘Lady of England and Normandy’
Matilda, the daughter of King Henry I of England, was declared the ‘Lady of England and Normandy’ in advance of a coronation that never took ...
April 5, 2019
6th April 1917: The USA declares war on Germany in WW1
The United States entered the First World War after Congress declared war on the German ...
April 4, 2019
5th April 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in the United States for conspiracy to commit ...
April 3, 2019
4th April 1925: Adolf Hitler orders the establishment of the SS
The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the ...
April 2, 2019
3rd April 1860: The first Pony Express service went into operation
The first Pony Express service left the American city of St Joseph in Missouri destined for Sacramento in ...
April 1, 2019
2nd April 1977: Red Rum wins an unprecedented third Grand National horse race
The racehorse Red Rum won an historic third Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in ...
March 31, 2019
1st April 1924: Hitler found guilty of treason for the Beer Hall Putsch
On the 1st April 1924, Adolf Hitler was found guilty of treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch and sentenced to five years in ...
March 30, 2019
31st March 1909: The end of the Bosnian Crisis
The Bosnian Crisis came to end with Serbia’s acceptance of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by ...
March 29, 2019
30th March 1939: Batman’s debut in Detective Comics #27
On the 30th March 1939, Batman made his first appearance when Detective Comics #27 went on ...
