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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Regions
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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Northern Ireland Politician Christopher Stalford Dies at the Age of 39
Christopher Stalford, the DUP MLA for South Belfast, has died at the age of 39. He had represented the constituency
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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 – 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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50 Years Ago – 6 January 1972
6 January 1972 Viewing figures showed that nearly two thirds of the population of Ulster had watched a controversial BBC
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50 Years Ago – 5 January 1972
5 January 1972 The BBC reversed its decision to cancel a controversial programme on the future of Ulster, rejecting concerns
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50 Years Ago – 4 January 1972
4 January 1972 Abel Muzorewa (in photo above), a Methodist Bishop, condemned the British deal with Rhodesia and said that
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50 Years Ago – 3 January 1972
3 January 1972 Last-minute negotiations to prevent a miner’s strike continued, with discussions held between Derek Ezra, the Chairman of
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