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8 FEBRUARY
CHURCHILL BLAMES THE BOLSHEVIK TERROR IN RUSSIA AND EUROPE ON JEWS [ 8 February 1920 ] On 8 February 1920, writing in the Illustrated Sunday Herald, Secretary of State for War and future Prime Minister Winston Churchill alleged the Jews could neatly be divided into ‘good and bad Jews.’ Please feel welcome to post comments…
2 JUNE
MARTIAL LAW IN CEYLON, HUNDREDS SHOT ON SIGHT, THOUSANDS ARRESTED [ 2 June 1915 ] On 2 June 1915, Sir Robert Chalmers, the governor of Ceylon, on the pretext that ethnic rioting between Muslims and Sinhalese Buddhists had been provoked by German agents, declared martial law. There was, however, no evidence to suggest any German…
27 MAY
BRITISH GENERAL – ‘MY WISH WAS TO EXCITE TERROR’ [ 27 May 1798 ] On 27 May 1798, Major General John Moore, having been given orders to quell any sign of anti-British rebellion in the County of Cork in Ireland, reflected in his diary on his frustration over the reluctance of the locals to collaborate. …
15 AUGUST
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT IN COVERT ARMS AIRLIFT TO NIGERIAN JUNTA [ 15 August 1967 ] Today in 1967, the Birmingham Post broke the news that hangar number two at Birmingham Airport was being used to store a consignment of 186 cases of rifles which was due to be airlifted to the Nigerian junta. The federal government’s…
3RD JULY – CHURCHILL PRAISES MUSSOLINI
3 July 1937 – During a speech to his constituents at Wanstead, Churchill reminded the crowd of his then well known admiration for fascism. “If I had been an Italian,” he confessed, “I should have been on Mussolini’s side fifteen years ago when he rescued his country from the horrible fate of sinking into violent…