1919 Two RIC officers, Sgt Peter Wallace and Constable Michael Enright, were killed during the rescue of Seán Hogan by Dan Breen and Seán Treacy, both of whom were wounded, at Knocklong station, Co. Limerick. (See 100 Years Ago, p. 70.) 1914 Joe Louis, American heavyweight world boxing champion known as ‘the Brown Bomber’, born in ... Read more
