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The Massacre of St George's Fields occurred on 10 May 1768 when government soldiers opened fire on demonstrators that had gathered at St George's Fields, Southwark, in south London. The protest was against the imprisonment of the radical Member of Parliament John Wilkes for writing an article that severely criticised King George III .
- 10 May 1768
19 hours ago · "Comments on the Moro Massacre" - essay by Mark Twain, first published in 1906. Also online here; Moroland History: 1899 – 1920 - Uncle Sam, the Moros, and the Moro Campaigns; What happened at Bud Dajo, Boston Globe, March 12, 2006. Moro Muslims engage US-Army: Battles of Bud Dajo and Bud Bagsak Archived 2011-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- March 5–8, 1906
- Bud Dajo, Jolo Island, Philippines
- American victory
19 hours ago · 17th and 19th centuries. The military history of the United States began with a foreign power on US soil: the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.After the conflict started at Lexington and Concord, the US contended with various land invasions, including the successful capture of Philadelphia, the first capital of the US, and the conquest of regions in Georgia, the Carolinas and ...
The massacre ultimately led to a temporary return to tit-for-tat violence. The following month, the IRA shot dead three high-ranking members of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the other main loyalist paramilitary group alongside the UVF. It is claimed this was retaliation for the Loughinisland massacre.
19 hours ago · The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing politics, anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, youth counterculture within the silent and baby boomer generations, and popular rebellions against state militaries and bureaucracies.
- 5 January 1968 – 29 March 1969, (1 year, 2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
- Social revolutions
