1970 ‘For God’s sake, bring me a large Scotch’—Reginald Maudling, British Home Secretary, on his flight back to London after his first visit to Northern Ireland. 1916 Battle of the Somme. In the first two days 5,500 men of the 36th (Ulster) Division were killed or wounded. 1916 The Battle of the Somme began. Inthe ... Read more
