Scott Allsop's Blog, page 195
February 17, 2019
18th February 1930: Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly
On the 18th February 1930, Nellie Jay – better known as Elm Farm Ollie - became the first cow to fly in an ...
February 16, 2019
17th February 1864: An enemy ship sunk by submarine for the first time
H. L. Hunley became the first submarine to sink an enemy ship when it attacked the Union Navy warship USS ...
February 15, 2019
16th February 1923: Howard Carter unseals Tutankhamun’s burial chamber
On the 16th February 1923, Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the Pharaoh ...
February 14, 2019
15th February 1949: The first archaeological excavation at the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls
The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea ...
February 13, 2019
14th February 1929: Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre committed in Chicago
On the 14th February 1929, seven men with connections to Chicago’s North Side Gang were gunned down in the Saint Valentine’s Day ...
February 12, 2019
13th February 1542: The execution of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII
Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was executed in the Tower of ...
February 11, 2019
12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings fought during the Hundred Years War
On the 12th February 1429, the curiously-named Battle of the Herrings was fought between French and English forces near the village of Rouvray in ...
February 10, 2019
11th February 1812: Elbridge Gerry signs the first bill to authorise ‘gerrymandering’
Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that redrew electoral boundaries in the first example of ...
February 9, 2019
10th February 1906: The launch of HMS Dreadnought
On the 10th February 1906 the British King, Edward VII, launched HMS Dreadnought – a revolutionary new type of battleship that made all other ships ...
February 8, 2019
9th February 1895: Volleyball invented by William G. Morgan
Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, the Director of Physical Education at the YMCA in Holyoke, ...
