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Paul McCartney, one of the Beatles, was arrested for possession of marijuana at his farm in the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland.
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Liner Queen Elizabeth II launched at John Browns shipyard at Clydebank.
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Construction began on the Forth Road Bridge
Construction of the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland began on September 20, 1958 …
Black and Tans raid Balbriggan, Co. Dublin
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Kevin Barry is captured
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Republican newspapers are banned by English
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Anna Catherine Parnell, Irish patriot, dies
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Birth in Carron, Co. Clare of Michael Cusack, GAA founder
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Sir James Dewar, inventor of the vacuum flask, born in Kincardine-on-Forth.
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Robert Emmet, Irish patriot executed by England.
Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was a member of the United Irishmen and refused to accept the Act of Union (1801) between Great Britain and Ireland. The Act was passed following a decade of trouble and unrest in Ireland. This had coincided with revolutionary movements throughout Europe and in particular France, from where military aid was sought. The United Irishmen rose mainly in Ulster and Wexford in May 1798. The rising was quickly and savagely crushed. William Pitt was prompted then to settle Irish affairs by introducing the Act of Union. …
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