After more than 16 hours of flight, at 1.25 am Greenwich time on 12 May, 1925, the Norge successfully reached the North Pole, making it the first confirmed expedition to do ...By Scott Allsop

John Bellingham fired a single shot from a pistol, fatally wounding prime minister Spencer Perceval in the chest. Perceval collapsed immediately, and despite efforts to save him, he died shortly ...By Scott Allsop

The First Barbary War lasted until June 1805, but continuing tensions led to the Second Barbary War in ...By Scott Allsop

The Treaty of Windsor was negotiated by King John I of Portugal and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, on behalf of the English king Richard II and remains in force. This makes it the longest-lasting diplomatic treaty in recorded history, and even served as the basis for Portuguese assistance to Britain during the Second World ...…

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in which the participating ships never came in sight of each other, ...By Scott Allsop

William traveled to the court of the Great Khan of the Mongols, and wrote about his experiences in a report for Louis IX that is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of medieval travel ...By Scott Allsop

Alongside the establishment of the bicameral State Duma, the constitution granted citizens freedom of speech, assembly, and association, and provided for the protection of private ...By Scott Allsop

The flight lasted for 15 minutes and 22 seconds and reached a maximum altitude of 116 miles before returning to earth for splashdown in the Atlantic ...By Scott Allsop

Essential services such as transportation, utilities, and communication networks were severely disrupted by the General Strike and the Conservative government, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, was forced to declare a state of emergency and mobilise troops to maintain order and provide essential ...…

Thuerk later revealed that around 40 people came to the demonstrations the email was advertising, and estimated that this led to more than $12 million in ...By Scott Allsop

By the time the authorities re-established control on the morning of 4 May, two prison officers and three perpetrators lay ...By Scott Allsop

The Penny Black allowed letters weighing up to half an ounce (14 grams) to be delivered for one penny, regardless of the distance travelled. This made sending mail more accessible and affordable, leading to a significant increase in postal traffic and the growth of the postal ...By Scott Allsop

Washington's inauguration was conducted on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street, with thousands of spectators gathered below to witness the historic ...By Scott Allsop

David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the People’s Budget to address social inequality and poverty by redistributing wealth through taxation and welfare ...By Scott Allsop

Eight Irish rail-layers of the Central Pacific Railroad were supported by hundreds of Chinese laborers to lay a record 10 miles 56 feet of ...By Scott Allsop

By the time the armistice was signed on 27 July, the money for Operation Moolah was still untouched as no pilot had brought their MiG-15 to South ...By Scott Allsop

The Gestapo operated with broad authority and virtually unlimited power, employing a network of informants and spies to monitor and report on suspected dissidents and political ...By Scott Allsop

Congress didn’t formally declare war until 25 April, although the declaration recognized that a state of war had existed since Spain’s declaration four days ...By Scott Allsop

The money allowed for the purchase of approximately 3,000 volumes from England that were housed in the north wing of the Capitol ...By Scott Allsop

Membership of the Order of the Garter is highly prestigious and is often reserved for members of the English nobility and royalty. Over the centuries, the Order of the Garter has evolved into a ceremonial institution, with its members participating in various official events and ...By Scott Allsop

An estimated 50,000 hopeful settlers gathered along the borders of the Oklahoma Territory prior to the gunshot that gave the signal for them to chaotically race into the territory on foot, horseback, and in wagons to stake their ...By Scott Allsop

The sensational defection of Stalin’s only surviving child made international news and four days later, at a press conference in the Plaza Hotel, she denounced the Soviet Communist regime and her father’s ...By Scott Allsop

The French declaration of war was part of a broader strategy by the revolutionary government to pre-empt foreign intervention and unite the French people behind the revolutionary ...By Scott Allsop

An overwhelmingly positive reaction in season one meant that Simpsons shorts were featured in every episode of the next two seasons before being spun off into a standalone half-hour series in ...By Scott Allsop

Whether Revere referred to the approaching army as ‘regulars’ or ‘Redcoats’ is unclear, but his cry had the intended consequence of signalling the march of troops towards the Massachusetts village of ...By Scott Allsop

This surge in immigration was primarily driven by economic opportunities in the United States, which was at the height of the industrial revolution. This combined with a desire among some to escape growing political instability in Europe, while ethnic and religious violence led Jews from the Russian Empire in particular to seek a new life ...…

Tally's Electric Theatre in Los Angeles proved incredibly popular with the public, and sparked a revolution in cinema history.Visit the excellent https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/02/electric-theatre.html for more detailed ...By Scott Allsop

Ninety-six Liverpool Football Club fans died and hundreds more were injured in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium in ...By Scott Allsop

The Black Sunday dust storm brought a massive wall of dust estimated to be over 2 miles high that engulfed entire communities in darkness and choking dust, reducing visibility to just a few ...By Scott Allsop

The resulting emergency led to the calm announcement by the crew of, ‘Houston we’ve had a ...By Scott Allsop

After suffering significant damage during the battle from more than 3,000 artillery rounds over 34 hours, at 2:30 p.m the following day Major Anderson and his men formally surrendered, and the Confederate forces took control of Fort ...By Scott Allsop

The Act made it illegal to discriminate regarding the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, or national ...By Scott Allsop

The explosion was estimated to be four times more powerful than the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, making it the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded ...By Scott Allsop

Lee’s surrender to Grant encouraged other Confederate forces across the south to do the same and marked the beginning of the end of the American Civil ...By Scott Allsop

Great Western’s maiden voyage crossed the Atlantic in a record time of 15 days and five ...By Scott Allsop

Eisenhower likened the spread of communism in Southeast Asia to a row of dominoes quickly collapsing after the first one ...By Scott Allsop

The National Convention established the Committee of Public Safety with the primary objectives of maintaining public order, managing the war effort against foreign powers, and rooting out perceived enemies of the ...By Scott Allsop

The first sighting coincided with Easter Sunday, so Roggeveen and his crew agreed to name the landmass Easter ...By Scott Allsop

The Nazi Party founded a paramilitary organisation that became the Schutzstaffel, better known as the ...By Scott Allsop

Walpole was appointed First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons. This made him the de facto Prime Minister and, while the title was not officially recognized at the time, Walpole wielded considerable power and ...By Scott Allsop

With the cry of ‘bread or blood!’ the women marched to the city’s market district where they broke into government storehouses and nearby ...By Scott Allsop

While flying over France, the formations experienced high winds that blew them dramatically off ...By Scott Allsop

WrestleMania grossed a reported $12 million and, although reviews of the first event were mixed, it marked the start of the longest-running professional wrestling competition in ...By Scott Allsop

Evans’ excavation of the Linear B tablets at Knossos shed light on the complex and sophisticated nature of the Minoan ...By Scott Allsop

The Cumberland Road quickly became a vital artery for trade and transport, facilitating the movement of people, goods, and ideas between the eastern seaboard and the western ...By Scott Allsop

The incident at Three Mile Island heralded a dramatic shift in public attitudes towards nuclear power and the second reactor never returned to ...By Scott Allsop

The colossal earthquake, registering a magnitude of 9.2, struck Southcentral Alaska and is the most powerful on record in North America and the second-largest ...By Scott Allsop

Although the event was of little military importance overall, the chivalric nature of the battle was celebrated by chroniclers, balladeers, and artists, while survivors of the Thirty were held in held ...By Scott Allsop

The marchers arrived in Montgomery on 25 March, where King made his ‘How Long, Not Long’ speech to a crowd of more than 25,000 ...By Scott Allsop

Exxon Valdez had only recently departed the Valdez Marine Terminal when the captain, Joseph Hazelwood, left Third Mate Gregory Cousins in charge of steering the vessel while he retired to his ...By Scott Allsop