Internal Security
The staff of the US Senate Internal Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee prepares a memo about John Lennons involvement with such radicals as Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and Rennie Davis
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1972 in Great Britain
Explore 332 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1972.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1972
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January
Stars
Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns, this line up becomes Stars
Strike
1st day of the miners strike
Economy of Great Britain
Unemployment reaches one million
Treaty of Accession
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
Treaty of Accession
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities at the Brussels ceremony.
Treaty of Accession
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession as the minister responsible for the European negotiations.
Bloody Sunday
Faces questions over army conduct after the shootings.
Bloody Sunday
The army command faces scrutiny after Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Helps lead the civil rights march in Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Witnesses the shootings during the civil rights march.
Bloody Sunday
Is killed while fleeing the shooting.
Bloody Sunday
Is among those killed on Bloody Sunday.
Bloody Sunday
Is shot dead during Bloody Sunday in Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Faces crisis as Stormont authority collapses after the killings.
Bloody Sunday
Army decisions before the march later face inquiry scrutiny.
Bloody Sunday
Is killed during the army operation in Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Faces crisis after soldiers kill unarmed civil rights marchers in Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Faces political crisis after Bloody Sunday during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
Bloody Sunday
Receives reports after soldiers shoot civil rights marchers in Derry.
Bloody Sunday
Condemns the killings after the Derry march.
Bloody Sunday
Is wounded and later counted among the dead.
Bloody Sunday
Is killed by gunfire during the Derry march.
Bloody Sunday
Commands Support Company in the Derry operation.
Bloody Sunday
Handles political response to Northern Ireland violence.
Bloody Sunday
Takes part in the march and later writes about it.
Bloody Sunday
Is shot while going to help another victim.
Bloody Sunday
Is killed in the Bogside area during the shootings.
Bloody Sunday
Commands 1 Para during the Derry operation.
Demonstrations
Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13. 14 unarmed are were killed by British soldiers during an illegal march in Londonderry
Massacre
Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13
Bloody Sunday
Gives a Commons statement defending the army account.
Get It On
Get It On becomes a top ten hit in the United States as Bang a Gong Get It On.
Miners Strike
Confronts the miners strike and the wider challenge of industrial unrest.
February
Bloody Sunday
Is appointed to conduct the first inquiry into the shootings.
Deportation
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
Internal Security
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
State of Emergency
A state of emergency is declared
Strike
A state of emergency is declared
Strike
Police are forced to give way to pickets at the Saltley coke works
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