Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, [1] was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, [n 1] Northern Ireland. Thirteen men were killed outright and the death of another man four months later was attributed to gunshot injuries from the incident.

Jan 29, 2025 · Bloody Sunday was a demonstration in Londonderry (Derry), Northern Ireland, on Sunday, January 30, 1972, by Roman Catholic civil rights supporters that turned violent when British paratroopers opened fire, killing 13 and injuring 14 others (one of the injured later died).

Jan 27, 2022 · Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside - a predominantly...

Mar 6, 2015 · Today, the bridge that served as the backdrop to “Bloody Sunday” still bears the name of a white supremacist, but now it is a symbolic civil rights landmark.

Feb 9, 2010 · In Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 13 unarmed civil rights demonstrators are shot dead by British Army paratroopers in an event that becomes known as “Bloody Sunday.”

Dec 31, 2023 · “Bloody Sunday was a tragedy for the bereaved and the wounded, and a catastrophe for the people of Northern Ireland.” 50 years on 50 years after the event, it’s unlikely that any more soldiers will ever be prosecuted for what happened on that January afternoon in 1972, but at least the Saville Report laid bare what really happened and ...

Mar 14, 2019 · The 13 people killed on Bloody Sunday were shot dead by members of the 1st battalion (1 Para) of the British Army's Parachute Regiment in the space of 10 minutes shortly after 4pm on...

Jan 27, 2022 · Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside - a predominantly...

Jan 23, 2025 · Bloody Sunday was a monumental event in Russian history. The culmination of years of frustration, the massacre precipitated the 1905 revolution. This revolution brought about significant democratic reforms, however, they were insufficient in quelling the long-term revolutionary fervor.

Bloody Sunday refers to the fatal shooting of 14 civilians by British soldiers in Derry on January 30th 1972. No single act of violence during the Troubles ignited more controversy. On the day in question, around 30,000 people had gathered in Derry to march against the policy of internment .