On this day in 1843, Joseph F. Sparrow of Chatham, Mass., USA died aged 18. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Derry Cathedral in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/spar1843
On this day in 1795, Clotworthy Soden became the rector of Maghera, Co. Derry/Londonderry. Find out more about this parish in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/soden1795
Today in Labor History January 30, 1972: Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland occurred when British soldiers gunned down 14 Roman Catholic civil-rights marchers in Derry. The victims were all unarmed and running away from the soldiers when they were shot. Many more were injured by shrapnel, rubber bullets or batons. The soldiers who killed them were members of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, which had committed the Ballymurphy Massacre several months prior. Two days after Bloody Sunday, Paul McCartney recorded, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish.” It was one of the only songs banned by the BBC. John Lennon later recorded “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” In 1973, Black Sabbath recorded a song about the incident, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.” And, of course, there is the 1983 U2 song, “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0izN111lXUg