Bonus Marchers in Washington D.C. were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army under General Douglas MacArthur.
24th April 1916: The Easter Rising begins in Dublin
24th April 2020
On the 15th December 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution came into effect, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment which had made the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol illegal.
Thursday the 24th October 1929, known as Black Thursday, is generally accepted as the first day of the Wall Street Crash.
The closure of Palmer’s Shipyard was a devastating blow to the people of Jarrow, where unemployment had hit 70%.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018