1972 ⟶ Bloody Sunday: British Army Kills Civil Rights Protesters in Derry
January 30: Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday.
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🧱 Construction of Hadrian's Wall Begins
– 132: Hadrian's Wall is built across what is now Northern England.⟶
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United Kingdom⚔️ Outbreak of the English Civil War
Beginning of English Civil War, conflict will end in 1649 with the execution of King Charles I, the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of the supremacy of Parliament over the king.⟶
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United Kingdom💥 The Troubles Erupt in Northern Ireland
The Troubles begin in Northern Ireland.⟶
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Ireland👮 Internment Without Trial Begins in Northern Ireland
August 9 – 10: Internment begins in Northern Ireland.⟶
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United Kingdom🩸 Bloody Sunday: British Army Kills Civil Rights Protesters in Derry
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United Kingdom⚔️ Fusilier Lee Rigby Murdered by Islamic Terrorists in London
May 22: British Army soldier Fusilier Lee Rigby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is murdered in Woolwich, southeast London by Islamic terrorists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale.⟶
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