Historical Interpretations of Bloody Sunday
There are lots of different views on Bloody Sunday about what actually
happened on the 30th of January 1972. The arguments are all down to
who shot first, the British Army or the IRA. The result of the
shooting was that thirteen innocent people were killed. An inquiry was
carried out by Lord Widgery, he criticised the shooting by the troops
but the report accepted that the army was fired upon. This report did
not please everyone and people thought that it was a cover up of what
really happened. Twenty six years later in 1998 a new inquiry was
announced by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The inquiry looks at both
sides of what happened and is interviewing everyone who was involved
in the event and to uncover the truth on what happened on the 30th
January 1972 known as Bloody Sunday.
Source A is a newspaper article from The Daily Mail printed on Friday
17th September 1999. The article is written by Paul Eastham who is the
Deputy Political Editor. Paul Eastham writes about what has been
happening in the inquiry and some of the problems which have come up.
The new inquiries on the events of the Bloody Sunday shootings are
being investigated by Lord Saville. The former Paratroopers and their
supporters were annoyed when a new forensic report was released. The
paratroopers believe that the report would change the public opinion
against them and even end up with people being put on trial. The
report was greeted with triumph from the Nationalist politicians and
the families who have longed for a new investigation. The Nationalists
wanted a new investigation because it was their fellow citizens who
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...unday had just happened. People may argue that medical science has
improved so that they can look at the pictures which were taken and
have a clearer idea about what happened than the scientists at the
time. Now that the event was twenty to thirty years ago it is harder
to find new evidence and to make a conclusion there are always people
saying that it is wrong and some evidence contradicts another piece of
evidence, so it is hard to find out which one is right. Some of the
evidence could be bias for example a Paratrooper wouldn’t say that he
didn’t see anyone with a gun, and he just shot innocent people. Also
any Irish witnesses at the time would likely be supportive of the IRA
because they were Catholics and would likely be supportive of the
IRA’s cause and so wouldn’t want to support the claims of British
Soldiers.
In the roaring twenties, the life of organized crimes was at its peak. What was the greatest mob hit ever pulled off in history? Well I'll tell you. It all happened on Valentines Day, the morning of February 14th, 1929. This incident was call, "The St. Valentines Day Massacre". The man behind this infamous crime was none other than, the infamous Al "Scarface" Capone. Al Capone was the all time greatest mobster of all time. The idea of organized crime fascinates me in so many ways. Capone was the only person to have pulled off such a crime. Al Capone was top gangster in Chicago and was one of the greatest members of the Italian Mafia and George "Bugs" Moran was the leader of the Irish/German mafia and he was the main target behind this hit. He targeted Capone because Al Capones had a bounty on his head, $60,000,000, and found George Moran as a threat. George was Capone's biggest threat of all. He needed to take him out quickly. (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Writing this paper will let me learn a lot more about this massacre. There is one question I would like answered, "Why hadn't Moran's crew made an attempt to fight back?" (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Moran's men had a long history of being violent with others. This is one question that we will never know. My most used source on this essay will be internet information and a book. I feel these sources will give me the most amount of information. Using a magazine will too but it was very hard to find a 20's magazine article.
that are said like that might not always add up to make sense with an
Different Historical Interpretations of Bloody Sunday On January 30th 1972, civil rights activists were involved in a protest march against internment through Londonderry. British paratroopers, who were deployed on the streets, shot and killed 13 of the marchers and wounded others. Many people have different views on what happened and why. The main conflicting views are those of the paratroopers and their supporters and the views of the marchers and the friends and family of those killed.
Tragedy hit the docks of Everett, Washington, Sunday November 5, 1916 which would be known as “Bloody Sunday.” On November 5, 1916 the Everett Massacre was the culmination of labor trouble which had been brewing for months. It was one of the bloodiest single episodes of labor-related violence in the Pacific Northwest.
In the Bogside area of Derry, there was a tragic incident known as Bloody Sunday or the Bogside Massacre for sometimes. Twenty-eight unarmed civilians were shot down by equipped British soldiers when protesting internment without trial introduced to deal with the escalating level of violence peacefully.(Gillespie). As a reaction to the tragedy, Bano in an Irish band called U2 wrote a protest song called Sunday Bloody Sunday, in which he asked for the peaceful future without conflicts. Repeating “how long must we sing this song?” among the whole lyric, this protest song Bano wrote utilized a peaceful way to depict the scenes of Bloody Sunday, the loathing for the horrible massacre, and their beautiful expects for the future filling with hopes.
The 1920's were a time of Prohibition, Illegal Gambling, and Prostitution. The 18th amendment made the sale and distribution of alcohol illegal. Many people including Al Capone were involved in those illegal activities. Al Capone was notorious for this illegal activity. He got rich by manufacturing and distributing alcohol. He also owned many illegal bars. Many other gangs were doing the same illegal activity. There was competition over the alcohol. Every gang wanted it since that was how they made their money. In order to make money they had to eliminate the opposing gangs to decrease the competition. Al Capone never did any of the killings. He had his gang members do the killing. They would usually rent a room in front of the victim's house to stay hidden. Then they would wait for the victim to come outside. Then the gang members would shoot the person. Another way is they would do a drive-by and has someone in the car blast the victim with an Uzi or Thompson machine gun.
The Bloody Sunday January 1972 has produced such different historical interpretations of what happened on bloody Sunday for a number of different reasons. The two big divides in what happened on that day are down to politics, religion and culture and the social society at that time in Ireland. As we know Ireland was facing many troubles politically and religiously, there seemed to be many marches and protests against the discriminate laws that persecuted the catholic people in Ireland. On the 30th of January 1972 a nationalist demonstration took place illegally in the centre of Derry, the police and government banned the march as they thought it would provoke violence. The march was lead by catholic supporters who were demonstrating against the protestant-biased law of internment for Catholics.
evidence, facts and is often the reasons and logic that support the claim. There are a lot
It is impossible to just have one answer. There are many different ways you can get to the answer. This is what makes it complex. With science there is no one true conclusion. Scientific results are unreliable because it is exposed to subjective methodologies. Behind science is one man that still has an interest. He can dictate what he wants to inquire about. The one scientist relates to the person who is authoritative on what their child should believe in. They should be found as equally wrong. Yes, you can give your ideas about what your beliefs are, but it is up to that one person to decide whether they wish to accept it. They also have the alternative of disregarding it and accepting a different way of believing in their own conception of the world.
evidentiary fact in science, just like all other facts of biology, physics, chemistry, etc. It
On the 29th o April, 1977 Captain Cook, commander of a British fleet, landed on the eastern shore of Australia, in an attempt to claim the land under the name of Britain. The land was to be claimed by Britain as a land where the British government could send convicts; in an attempt to ease the struggle in the over flowing prisons. Upon Cooks arrival, he was ordered to follow three rules of claiming a foreign land. They were;
When all the evidence is noted (and there is even more beyond that which is stated here), one can not ignore the overwhelming presence of a
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is a day that will remain infamous in the history of America. Although people know about the attack and remember it, they might not know as in-depth as Walter Lord narrates in his book Day of Infamy. Lord’s Day of Infamy is a vivid recounting of the events that occurred on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Lord articulates the story of Pearl Harbor, not only the actual bombing but also the planning involved on behalf of the Japanese and the aftermath associated with the bombing. Day of Infamy narrates all of the events in Pearl Harbor in a very concise 200 pages and it gives an hour by hour narration of what was occurring. The timeframe for his unfolding of the story is from 3:30 am on December 7, 1941 to 5:30 pm that same evening. At 3:30 most Americans were just lying in bed and relaxing on what seemed to them as just another Sunday morning. Some unlucky soldiers were at their gate post awaiting the arrival of some cargo ships. The soldiers on guard spotted a white light but when they shinned their spotlight on it the white light veered away. The soldiers dismissed it but they had no idea that it could have given them important information as to what Pearl Harbor was to undergo in the next few hours.
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much evidence and the most important evidence of all, the Word of God or the Bible.