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Sixteen primary school children and their teacher murdered in Dunblane
Sixteen primary school children and their teacher murdered in Dunblane The Dunblane school massacre occurred on March 13, 1996, in Dunblane, Scotland. Thomas Hamilton, a 43-year-old former Scout leader, entered the Dunblane Primary School armed with four handguns. He made his way to the school’s gymnasium, where he opened fire on a class of Primary 1 students (aged 5 and 6) and their teachers, who were preparing for a physical education lesson. …

Broadway musical Brigadoon opened at the Ziegfeld in New York
Broadway musical Brigadoon opened at the Ziegfeld in New York The Broadway musical “Brigadoon” opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on March 13, 1947. With music by Frederick Loewe and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, “Brigadoon” is a fantasy set in a Scottish village that appears for only one day every hundred years. The story follows two American tourists, Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas, who stumble upon Brigadoon on the day of its centennial awakening. Tommy falls in love with Fiona MacLaren, a resident of Brigadoon, setting the stage for a conflict between love and the reality of returning to his life in New York. …

Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe
Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe The Blitz of Clydebank was a devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the town of Clydebank, near Glasgow, Scotland. It occurred over two nights, on March 13th and 14th, 1941, during World War II. Clydebank was a significant target due to its industrial importance; the town was home to shipbuilding yards (including John Brown & Company, which built many famous ships such as the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and the Royal Navy’s HMS Hood) and the Singer Sewing Machine Factory, which at the time was converted to produce munitions. …

George Bernard Shaws Back to Methusaleh V premieres in New York
George Bernard Shaws Back to Methusaleh V premieres in New York George Bernard Shaw’s “Back to Methuselah V” premiered in New York on February 27, 1922. “Back to Methuselah” is not a single play but rather a series of five plays written by Shaw, which together make up a massive philosophical exploration spanning from the Garden of Eden to the far future. The work is subtitled “A Metabiological Pentateuch” and deals with themes of longevity, creative evolution, and the potential future of humanity. …

Scottish Football Association founded
Scottish Football Association founded The Scottish Football Association (SFA) was founded on March 13, 1873. It is the second oldest national football association in the world, after England’s Football Association (FA), which was established in 1863. The SFA was formed to standardize the rules of the game in Scotland, as different clubs were playing by various sets of rules, making inter-club matches chaotic at times. …

Patrick Nally, born in Balla, Co Mayo
Patrick Nally, born in Balla, Co Mayo Patrick Nally was born on March 17, 1857, in Balla, County Mayo, Ireland, not 1865. He was a key figure in the Irish nationalist movement, particularly known for his involvement in both the Land League and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), an organization dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish republic. …

Thomas Paines The Rights of Man, is published
Thomas Paines The Rights of Man, is published Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” was first published in two parts, with Part I coming out in 1791 and Part II in 1792. This work was a response to Edmund Burke’s conservative critique of the French Revolution in his work “Reflections on the Revolution in France” (1790), which defended constitutional monarchy, aristocracy, and the Church of England. Paine’s “The Rights of Man” defended the principles of the French Revolution and argued for the rights of individuals against government oppression, advocating for democratic government, ……

Reform Bill in Irish House of Commons
Reform Bill in Irish House of Commons The Reform Bill discussed in the Irish House of Commons in 1784 was part of a wider movement for parliamentary reform in both Ireland and Great Britain during the late 18th century. The context for this bill and similar reform efforts was a period of significant political and intellectual ferment, with the American Revolution having recently concluded and the early rumblings of what would become the French Revolution starting to be felt. …

French fleet abandons attempted Jacobite invasion of Scotland
French fleet abandons attempted Jacobite invasion of Scotland On March 13, 1708, the French fleet, which had intended to launch a Jacobite invasion of Scotland to restore James Francis Edward Stuart (the “Old Pretender”) to the British throne, abandoned its attempt. This failure was a significant setback for the Jacobite cause, which sought to reclaim the throne after James II of England (and VII of Scotland) was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. …