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2024-07-25

  25th July 1934: Austrian Chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss, assassinated by members of the Austrian Nazi Party

Members of the Austrian Nazi Party, seeking to annex Austria into Nazi Germany, stormed the Chancellery building in Vienna where they shot and fatally wounded Dollfuss, who succumbed to his injuries later that ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-23

  23rd July 1952: Egyptian Revolution begins, leading to the overthrow of King Farouk I and the end of British influence in Egypt

The Free Officers, led by Mohamed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser, launched a coup that seized key military installations and government buildings in Cairo with minimal ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-20

  20th July 1801: The Cheshire Mammoth Cheese, is produced for President Thomas Jefferson, and weighs 1,235lbs

Weighing more than half a ton, the completed cheese was marked with the Jeffersonian motto ‘Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God’ and was presented to President Jefferson on January 1, ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-17

  17th July 1917: King George V changes the name of the British royal family to the House of Windsor

Amidst enormous anti-German sentiment during the First World War, King George V made a historic proclamation that all descendants of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the male line, who were British subjects, would bear the surname ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-16

  16th July 1935: World’s first parking meter installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The meters were installed along the southeast corner of First Street and Robinson Avenue in downtown Oklahoma City, and charged 5 cents per hour. They proved effective in regulating parking spaces and ensuring a higher turnover rate, which benefited lo... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-14

  14th July 1915: McMahon-Hussein Correspondence begins, resulting in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I

While Hussein believed Britain had agreed to recognise a vast independent Arab state, the British maintained that certain areas were excluded. This ambiguity went on to fuel later tensions and conflict in the Middle ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-13

  13th July 1863: New York City draft riots mark the largest civil urban disturbance in American history

Over 100 people were killed in the riots and thousands more were injured. In addition, millions of dollars of damage was caused to buildings and ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-11

  11th July 1804: Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton, former Secretary of the Treasury, in a duel

Hamilton’s death shocked the nation, as he was a leading figure in American politics and instrumental in the country’s ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-09

  9th July 1762: Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following a coup against her husband, Peter III

Peter III ascended the throne in January 1762 and within just six months had alienated key segments of Russian society. Meanwhile Catherine had garnered support from a number of key individuals due to her alignment with Russian ... 		  Scott Allsop author
2024-07-07

  7th July 1952: SS United States establishes the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by an ocean liner

SS United States secured the Blue Riband, an accolade awarded to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic with the highest average speed, and continues to hold the record to this ... 		  Scott Allsop author