1974 People’s Democracy poster commemorating #BloodySunday on 30th January 1972
The thirteen skulls represent those #murdered by the #British Parachute Regiment: Jackie Duddy, Patrick Doherty, Bernard McGuigan, Hugh Gilmour, Kevin McElhinney, Michael Kelly, John Young, William Nash, Michael McDaid, James Wray, Gerald Donaghey, Gerald McKinney and WIlliam McKinney. John Johnston died four and a half months later from injuries he received from gunshot in #Derry on 30th January 1972.
Today in Labor History January 30, 1972: Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland occurred when British soldiers gunned down 14 Roman Catholic civil-rights marchers in Derry. The victims were all unarmed and running away from the soldiers when they were shot. Many more were injured by shrapnel, rubber bullets or batons. The soldiers who killed them were members of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, which had committed the Ballymurphy Massacre several months prior. Two days after Bloody Sunday, Paul McCartney recorded, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish.” It was one of the only songs banned by the BBC. John Lennon later recorded “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” In 1973, Black Sabbath recorded a song about the incident, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.” And, of course, there is the 1983 U2 song, “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0izN111lXUg
12 Jan 1617: Robert Mossom, future Church of #Ireland bishop of #Derry baptised #otd at St Michael on the Mount, #Lincoln He died there on 21 Dec 1679. During the 1650s he used the banned Common Prayer Book for services in #London where he also kept a school.
16 Oct 1616: George Downame is consecrated Bishop of #Derry#otd as a reward by James VI & I for his role as a preacher & apologist for episcopacy to the #Scots kirk (eebo)
On this day in 1838, Charles John Merry of New York died aged 32. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral in the Journals: https://bit.ly/merry1838
On this day in 1631, Charles Vaughan was appointed as the rector of Banagher and Dungiven parish, Co. Derry/Londonderry. Find out more about the early ministers of this parish in the Journals: https://bit.ly/vaughan1631
3 Sept 1633: John Bramhall becomes treasurer of Christchurch cathedral #Dublin#otd (SSC) - the first in a series of swift promotions. By May 1634, he would be bishop of #Derry
On this day in 1760, Robert Bacon died aged 23. The Journals show his gravestone inscription from Tamlaghtard (Magilligan), Co. Derry/Londonderry, with dates checked against the parish register: https://bit.ly/bacon1760
On this day in 1767, Bryan O'Kane died aged 24. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Desertoghill, Co. Derry/Londonderry, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/okane1767
The Battle of the Bogside took place from 12 to 14 August 1969 in Derry. As the annual Apprentice Boys parade passed close to the Bogside area serious rioting erupted. The RUC, using armoured cars and water cannons, entered the Bogside, in an attempt to end the rioting. The RUC were closely followed and supported by a loyalist crowd. 1/2
The residents of the Bogside forced the police and the loyalists back out of the area.It sparked widespread violence elsewhere in Northern Ireland, led to the deployment of British troops, and is often seen as the beginning of the Troubles. 2/2
31 July 1689: Following the breaking of the boom across the #Foyle on the 28th, #Jacobite forces raise the siege of #Londonderry/#Derry and march away #otd (SeanMack)
On the 31 July 1972 Operation Motorman began. The British Army invaded No-Go areas sending 21,000 soldiers, with tanks and bulldozers, into working-class nationalist areas across the north including Free Derry. The IRA, aware that they weren’t ready for a pitched battle with such a force, had left the No Go areas, so no real resistance was offered. 1/2
It's #AmeliaEarhartDay #AmeliaEarhart#WomenPioneers
She was so iconic. Designed her own fashion label to raise money to fly. She was descended from Derry people so it's all the better that she landed in Gallagher's field having completed the first solo Transatlantic flight by a woman.
And here she is, just after landing.
On this day in 1850, Robert Ramsay died aged 56. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral, Co. Londonderry, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/rams1850