Scott Allsop's Blog, page 256
April 2, 2017
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 California. Established shortly before the first transcontinental telegraph, the mail service used mounted riders and was, for...
April 1, 2017
2nd April 1982: Falklands War begins with Argentine invasion
On the 2nd April 1982, the Falklands War began when Argentina launched an amphibious invasion of the Falkland Islands. The Argentine occupation ended 74 days later on the 14th June following a bitter conflict that...
March 31, 2017
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 jail. His comfortable Festungshaft (which translates as fortress confinement)...
March 30, 2017
31st March 1905: Wilhelm II provokes the First Moroccan Crisis
On the 31st March 1905, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany landed in the Moroccan city of Tangier and expressed his support for the Sultan’s independence from foreign powers. The diplomatic crisis that followed, now widely...
March 29, 2017
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 sale. This particular comic is now widely considered to be one of the most valuable comics in the world,...
March 28, 2017
29th March 1973: Final US troops withdraw from Vietnam
On the 29th March 1973, the last American troops withdrew from South Vietnam. Taking place two months after the Paris Peace Accords were signed between the U.S., North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the Viet Cong,...
March 27, 2017
28th March 1871: Paris Commune meets for the first time
On the 28th March 1871 the Paris Commune was proclaimed and met for the first time. However, the refusal of the Communards to accept the authority of the French government led to the Commune being...
March 26, 2017
27th March 1963: Dr Beeching publishes his first British Rail report
On the 27th March 1963, Chairman of the British Transport Commission Dr Richard Beeching published his report entitled The Reshaping of British Railways. The first of two documents that outlined his plans for the reduction...
March 25, 2017
26th March 1945: Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends
At 9am on the 26th March 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima ended as US Marines officially secured the island from the Japanese Imperial Army during the War in the Pacific. The US invasion of...
March 24, 2017
25th March 1957: Treaty of Rome establishes the EEC
On the 25th March 1957 the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundations for the European Economic Community, was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany. The EEC, sometimes referred to...
