Scott Allsop's Blog, page 202
November 6, 2018
7th November 1492: Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact
The oldest meteorite with a known date of impact crashed into a wheat field outside the Alsatian town of ...
November 5, 2018
6th November 1975: Sex Pistols play their first gig
On the 6th November 1975, the Sex Pistols played their first gig at St. Martin's College of Art in ...
November 4, 2018
5th November 1940: President Roosevelt elected for an unprecedented third term
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third term as President of the United ...
November 3, 2018
4th November 1979: The Iran hostage crisis begins
On the 4th November 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began when a group of Iranian students from a group called the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line stormed the American Embassy in ...
November 2, 2018
3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy
The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of ...
November 1, 2018
2nd November 1795: The Directory established in France
On the 2nd November 1795, the Directory was established in ...
October 31, 2018
1st November 1512: Michelangelo’s ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled
The public saw the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the first time when Pope Julius II celebrated All Saints Day ...
October 30, 2018
31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses
On the 31st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin Luther reputedly nailed his ‘Ninety-five Theses’ to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg – a town in the German state of ...
October 29, 2018
30th October 1961: The Tsar Bomba detonated by the USSR
The Tsar Bomba, the most powerful explosive weapon ever created, was detonated by the ...
October 28, 2018
29th October 1956: Israel invades Egypt in the Suez Crisis
The military phase of the Suez Crisis began on the 29th October 1956, when Israel invaded the Egyptian ...
