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31st December 1759: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease for St. James’s Gate Brewery

  • 31st December 2020
  • Tagged as: Alcohol, Beer, Culture, Dublin, Ireland, Stout

Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000 year lease for the derelict St. James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin.

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21st May 1927 & 1932: First male & female solo transatlantic flights

  • 21st May 2020
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, America, France, Ireland, Technology, USA, Women

On the 21st May 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first person to make a solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic when he flew 3,600 miles from New York to Paris.

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24th April 1916: The Easter Rising begins in Dublin

  • 24th April 2020
  • Tagged as: Britain, Dublin, Easter, Ireland, Irish Republicanism, Republic, Revolt, Uprising

The Easter Rising began in Dublin, with the aim of securing an independent Irish Republic.

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17th March 1766: First Saint Patrick’s Day parade

  • 17th March 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, Ireland, New York, Religion, Saint Patrick

On the 17th March 1766, the first recorded St Patrick’s Day parade took place…in New York.

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15th February 1971: The UK and Ireland decimalise their currency

  • 15th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Currency, Economy, Ireland, United Kingdom

On the 15th February 1971, the United Kingdom and Ireland abandoned their old currency of pounds, shillings and pence and introduced a decimalised system.

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13th February 1689: William and Mary become co-regents

  • 13th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Constitution, England, Glorious Revolution, Invasion, Ireland, Magna Carta, Monarchy, Protestantism, Religion, United Kingdom, William and Mary

On the 13th February 1689, William and Mary became co-regents of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland after agreeing to the Declaration of Right.

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12th August 1969: The Battle of the Bogside begins in Derry, Northern Ireland

  • 12th August 2019
  • Tagged as: Bogs, Britain, Derry, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Troubles

The Battle of the Bogside began in Derry, Northern Ireland, marking one of the first major conflicts of The Troubles.

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11th June 1837: Broad Street Riot breaks out in Boston, MA

  • 11th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Boston, Immigration, Ireland, Riot, Street Fighting, USA, Violence, Yankees

On June 11th 1837, the Broad Street Riot broke out in Boston, Massachusetts, between Irish immigrants and existing American citizens known as Yankees.

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7th June 1628: Petition of Right ratified by King Charles I

  • 7th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Charles I, Civil War, Constitution, England, English Civil War, Government, Ireland, Magna Carta, Parliament, Scotland, Tax

On the 7th June 1628, the Petition of Right was approved by King Charles I.

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26th May 1897: Bram Stoker’s gothic horror novel Dracula published

  • 26th May 2019
  • Tagged as: Fiction, Ireland, Literature, Romania, Vampire

On the 26th May 1897, Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror novel Dracula was first published.

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