Scott Allsop's Blog, page 194
February 27, 2019
28th February 1525: Execution of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec Emperor
On the 28th February 1525 Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec Emperor, was executed on the orders of the Spanish conquistador Hernán ...
February 26, 2019
27th February 1933: Arson attack causes the Reichstag Fire in Berlin
On the 27th February 1933, the Reichstag building in Berlin was set on fire in an arson ...
February 25, 2019
26th February 1815: Napoleon escapes from exile on Elba
On the 26th February 1815, Napoléon Bonaparte escaped exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba and sailed to the French ...
February 24, 2019
25th February 1956: Khruschev criticises Stalin in his ‘secret speech’ to the 20th Party Congress
Shortly after midnight on the 25th February 1956, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev delivered his ‘secret speech’, officially called "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences", in a four hour "closed session" at the end of the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet ...
February 23, 2019
24th February 1848: King Louis Philippe of France abdicates
On the 24th February 1848, amidst the revolutions that were beginning to sweep across the continent, King Louis Philippe of France abdicated the ...
February 22, 2019
23rd February 1455: Gutenberg Bible published (traditional date)
On the 23rd February 1455, tradition dictates that Johannes Gutenberg published his printed Bible – the first book to be produced with moveable type in the ...
February 21, 2019
22nd February 1943: Trial and execution of White Rose members
On the 22nd February 1943, the first three members of the White Rose resistance group were put on trial and executed by guillotine in ...
February 20, 2019
21st February 1848: The Communist Manifesto first published
On the 21st February 1848, The Communist Manifesto was anonymously published in London although the text by Karl Marx, supported by Friedrich Engels, was in ...
February 19, 2019
20th February 1959: Jimi Hendrix plays his first gig (and gets fired)
On the 20th February 1959, Jimi Hendrix played his first ever live concert – and got fired from the band after the first ...
February 18, 2019
19th February 1985: BBC broadcasts first episode of EastEnders
On the 19th February 1985, the BBC’s flagship soap opera EastEnders was broadcast for the first ...
