what is bloody Sunday that happened in 72?

Answer 1

Bloody Sunday (Irish: Domhnach na Fola) is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 civil rights protesters were shot by members of 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment led by Lieutenant-Colonel Derek Wilford and his second-in-command Captain Mike Jackson, who had joint responsibility for the operation; during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in the Bogside area of the city. Thirteen people, six of whom were minors, died immediately, while the death of another person 4½ months later has been attributed to the injuries he received on the day. Two protesters were injured when run down by army vehicles.[1] Many witnesses including bystanders and journalists testify that all those shot were unarmed. Five of those wounded were shot in the back.

Two investigations have been held by the British Government:

* The Widgery Tribunal, held in the immediate aftermath of the event, largely cleared the soldiers and British authorities of blame, but was criticised as a "whitewash".[2][3][4]
* The Saville Inquiry, established in 1998 to look at the events again (chaired by Lord Saville of Newdigate), has yet to report.

The Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) campaign against Northern Ireland being a part of the United Kingdom had begun in the two years prior to Bloody Sunday, but perceptions of the day boosted the status of and recruitment into the organisation.[5] Bloody Sunday remains among the most significant events in the recent troubles of Northern Ireland, arguably because it was carried out by the army and not paramilitaries, and in full public and press view

Answer 2

January 30, 1972, in Derry, Northern Ireland, 26 Irish civil rights protesters were shot by British troops. 14 died.
This was part of the terrorist war between the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Terrorism was practiced on both sides in this conflict.
It is thanks to this conflict that the London Underground is fitted with so many surveillance cameras and they were able to track down the Islamic terrorists who bombed the Underground. They had experience already with Christian terrorists.
In a historic moment, on March 27 this year, Ian Paisley (leader of the Protestant terrorists) and Jerry Adams (leader of the Catholic terrorists) sat side by side and agreed to share power.
I hope this means lasting peace in Ireland.

Answer 3

On January 30, 1972, soldiers from the British Army's 1st Parachute Regiment opened fire on unarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrators in the Bogside, Derry, Ireland, near the Rossville flats, killing 13 and wounding a number of others. One wounded man later died from illness attributed to that shooting.
The march, which was called to protest internment, was "illegal" according to British government authorities. Internment without trial was introduced by the British government on August 9, 1971.

The British-government-appointed Widgery Tribunal found soldiers were not guilty of shooting dead the 13 civilians in cold blood.

http://www.larkspirit.com/bloodysunday/
also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1972)

Answer 4

that wasn't in 1972 - at least the one I'm aware of it was in March 1965 - Edmund Pettis Bridge in Alabama. the song Sunday Bloody Sunday is about that event

Answer 5

That would be every Sunday in Ireland for the past three thousand years...

Answer 6

that would be every sunday in Ireland