50 Years Ago – 18 May 1972
18 May 1972 The situation in Belfast deteriorated as Protestant and Catholics clashed in a number of incidents, including an
Read more18 May 1972 The situation in Belfast deteriorated as Protestant and Catholics clashed in a number of incidents, including an
Read more17 May 1972 William Craig (pictured), the leader of the Vanguard Movement, said that his supporters planned to “invade no-go
Read more16 May 1972 Trade union members in Hull said that they would ignore a court order telling them to stop
Read more15 May 1972 HM Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) and the Duke of Edinburgh travelled to France to be greeted by
Read more14 May 1972 The courts ordered the three railway unions on strike to ballot their members, even though the unions
Read more12 May 1972 Harold Wilson (pictured), the Leader of the Opposition, dismissed two of his front bench after they failed
Read more16 January 1972 Dom Mintoff (above photo), the Prime Minister of Malta, backed away from his previous demands that the
Read more15 January 1972 Peter Walker, the Environment Minister, ordered an inquiry into allegations that a large quantity of cyanide drums
Read more9 January 1972 26 people were hurt when the Queen’s Own Highlanders entered a house in Belfast which was booby
Read more8 January 1972 Lord Carrington (in photo above), the Secretary of State for Defence, cancelled off his engagements in Hong
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