Scott Allsop's Blog, page 260
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...
March 23, 2017
24th March 1721: Bach dedicates the Brandenburg Concertos
On the 24th March 1721, German composer Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated what were to become known as the Brandenburg Concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, the younger brother of King Frederick I of Prussia....
March 22, 2017
23rd March 1540: Waltham Abbey last to be dissolved by Henry VIII
On the 23rd March 1540, Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved by Henry VIII. Henry had visited the abbey a number of times and is known to have stayed there...
March 21, 2017
22nd March 1621: Hugo Grotius escapes prison by hiding in a book chest
On the 22nd March 1621, Dutch legal scholar Hugo Grotius – also known as Hugo de Groot – escaped imprisonment in Loevestein Castle concealed inside a book chest. He had been given a life sentence...
