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
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50 Years Ago – 17 May 1972
17 May 1972 William Craig (pictured), the leader of the Vanguard Movement, said that his supporters planned to “invade no-go
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50 Years Ago – 16 May 1972
16 May 1972 Trade union members in Hull said that they would ignore a court order telling them to stop
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50 Years Ago – 15 May 1972
15 May 1972 HM Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) and the Duke of Edinburgh travelled to France to be greeted by
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50 Years Ago – 14 May 1972
14 May 1972 The courts ordered the three railway unions on strike to ballot their members, even though the unions
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50 Years Ago – 12 May 1972
12 May 1972 Harold Wilson (pictured), the Leader of the Opposition, dismissed two of his front bench after they failed
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50 Years Ago – 16 January 1972
16 January 1972 Dom Mintoff (above photo), the Prime Minister of Malta, backed away from his previous demands that the
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50 Years Ago – 15 January 1972
15 January 1972 Peter Walker, the Environment Minister, ordered an inquiry into allegations that a large quantity of cyanide drums
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50 Years Ago – 9 January 1972
9 January 1972 26 people were hurt when the Queen’s Own Highlanders entered a house in Belfast which was booby
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50 Years Ago – 8 January 1972
8 January 1972 Lord Carrington (in photo above), the Secretary of State for Defence, cancelled off his engagements in Hong
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