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Bloody Sunday

Took place on January 30, 1972

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The 55th anniversary falls on January 30, 2027, in 98 days.

Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, occurred on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Thirteen men were killed outright, while the death of another man four months later has been attributed to his gunshot injuries.

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