Historical place archive

Belfast in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Belfast in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records8 event labels4 people1942–2003

Historical events in Belfast

1942

26 January 1942
Visit to Belfast
Theodore Roosevelt · World War, 2nd

The first US Army unit to arrive in Britain, elements of the 34th Division, land at Belfast (Northern Ireland)

1978

1978
De Lorean Car Co
John De Lorean · Technology

The UK Labour Government invest 55 million pounds for 2,500 jobs

1983

1983
Liquidation-De Lorean
John De Lorean · Technology

The Belfast factory closes having produced fewer than 10,000 cars

1998

10 April 1998
Belfast Peace Agreement
George John Mitchell · Democratic Party Government

Leads a commission that establishes the principles of non-violence to which all parties in Northern Ireland adhere and chairs the all-party peace negotiations leading to the Belfast Peace Agreement signed on Good Friday

10 April 1998
Constitution of USA
George John Mitchell · Democratic Party Government

Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in North Ireland are agreed

10 April 1998
Good Friday Accord
George John Mitchell · Democratic Party Government

Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in North Ireland are agreed. Chairs negotiations which lead to the Good Friday Accord

10 April 1998
Good Friday Accord
George John Mitchell · Democratic Party Government

Leads a commission that establishes the principles of non-violence to which all parties in Northern Ireland adhere and chairs the all-party peace negotiations leading to the Belfast Peace Agreement signed on Good Friday

2003

April 2003
Attends the Peace Summit
George Walker Bush · Republican Party Government

Attends the Peace Summit in Northern Ireland, fails to secure a breakthrough

April 2003
Summit
George Walker Bush · Republican Party Government

Attends the Peace Summit in Northern Ireland, fails to secure a breakthrough

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Belfast. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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