1924 James Ramsey McDonald became Britain’s first Labour prime minister.
1973 Lyndon Baines Johnson (‘LBJ’) (64), 36th US president (1963–9), died at his ranch in Johnson City, Texas.
1974 The Northern Ireland Assembly met at Stormont. Proceedings were disrupted by anti-power-sharing loyalists, eighteen of whom were removed by police.
1924 James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour) became British prime minister in a minority government.
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Personal Histories
Personal Histories is an initiative by History Ireland,
which aims to capture the individual histories of Irish
people both in Ireland and around the world. It is hoped
to build an extensive database reflecting Irish lives,
giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to
add their voice to the historical record.
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1769 Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington (‘the Iron Duke’), soldier, politician and prime minister (1828–30), born at Mornington House, 24 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin, the fourth son of Garrett Wellesley, 1st earl of Mornington.
1917 Following the disaster of the second Battle of the Aisne that month, almost half of the French infantry divisions on the Western Front mutinied.
1916 The Easter Rising ended after six days.
1901 James Stephens, chief founder of the Fenian Brotherhood, died.
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