Scott Allsop's Blog, page 91
November 3, 2022
4th November 1979: Iran hostage crisis begins when Iranian students storm the American Embassy in Tehran
The students seized 66 hostages, 14 of whom were released before the end of the crisis. The other 52 hostages were held for 444 ...
November 2, 2022
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, 2022
2nd November 1868: New Zealand becomes the first country to use standardised time
Prior to the adoption of universally accepted time zones, the vast majority of settlements around the world observed local mean solar ...
October 31, 2022
1st November 1911: World’s first aerial bombing by Italian Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti on Turkish troops in Libya
Although nobody was injured during Italy's attack, the Ottoman Empire complained that aerial bombing contravened the Hague ...
October 30, 2022
31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther’s particular concern was the Catholic church's practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer’s sins would be ...
October 29, 2022
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, 2022
29th October 1618: Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded for treason against James I in the Main Plot
Raleigh had been found guilty of treason for his involvement in the Main Plot that sought to depose Elizabeth’s successor James I and replace him with his cousin Arabella ...
October 27, 2022
28th October 1971: Prospero, the only British satellite launched with a British rocket
The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British ...
October 26, 2022
27th October 1960: American singer Ben E. King records the renowned song ‘Stand By Me’
'Stand By Me' went on to be voted one of the Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of ...
October 25, 2022
26th October 1881: The gunfight at the O.K. Corral involving Wyatt Earp
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place between the Earp brothers and a gang of outlaws in Tombstone, ...
