June 22

1922 Sir Henry Wilson, military adviser to the government of Northern Ireland, was shot dead by the IRA in London. 1921 King George V formally opened the new Northern Ireland parliament, sitting in Belfast, with an impassioned appeal for peace in Ireland. Only the Unionist MPs were in attendance. 1968 Captain Patrick J. Saul (74), ... Read more

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