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1 DECEMBER
THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY HERALD APOLOGIZES FOR INSULTING HITLER Cartoon by Will Dyson (1880-1938) in the Daily Herald, 1 December 1937, p. 10 [ 1 December 1937 ] The left leaning Daily Herald, was arguably the most progressive of Britain’s mainstream newspapers in the thirties. Unlike The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail, it would…
5 MARCH
REDCOATS SHOOT DEAD FIVE BOSTONIANS WHO HAD BEEN HURLING SNOWBALLS [ 5 March 1770 ] The anniversary is commemorated every year with an annual reenactment in Boston, Massachusetts, but is virtually forgotten in Britain. CABINET ‘MAD KEEN TO LAND BRITISH TROOPS SOMEWHERE’ [ 5 March 1956 ] On 5 March 1956, ministers were briefed at number…
3 FEBRUARY
CABINET BACKS UK’S SUPPORT FOR AMERICAN BOMBING OF NORTH VIETNAM [ 3 February 1966 ] In the Cabinet minutes, it’s described as ‘considerable disquiet’ and in Transport Minister Barbara Castle’s diaries as ‘the most spirited wrangle yet.’ Please feel welcome to post comments below. If you have any questions please email alisdare@gmail.com © 2020 Alisdare Hickson All…
4 JULY
BRITISH SLAUGHTER THE ZULU WOUNDED AND BURN DOWN THE CITY OF ULUNDI [ 4 July 1879 ] On this day in 1879 British troops, part of a massive invasion force intended to subjugate the Zulu nation, slaughtered many hundreds of wounded warriors after the battle of Ulundi. The Honourable William Drummond, an intelligence officer, tried…
31 JULY
BRITISH ARMOURED CARS SPRAY TEL AVIV’S STREETS WITH BULLETS KILLING FIVE. [ 31 July 1947 ] On this day in 1947, “seven (British) armoured cars roared through the main street of the all-Jewish city of Tel-Aviv… with machine guns firing into shops and passing traffic,” killing at least five and wounding fifteen others.[1]Â This indiscriminate…
16 JUNE
SIX THOUSAND GIVEN A FEW HOURS WARNING OF COMPULSORY DEMOLITION [ 16 June 1936 ] On this day in 1936, six thousand residents of Jaffa’s old city awoke to found leaflets, dropped by British aircraft, informing them that their homes would be blown up and that they had until 9 pm to vacate them permanently….