History

Explosion at Clarkston Toll shopping centre, killing, 12.
Explosion at Clarkston Toll shopping centre, killing, 12. …

Mass demonstrations in Brittany to pressure French government to establish policy to maintain the Breton language.
Mass demonstrations in Brittany to pressure French government to establish policy to maintain the Breton language. …

Sole remaining gas street lamp in Glasgow was lit for the last time, bringing to an end the age of the leeries, the lamplighters which started in, 1718 with oil lamps.
Sole remaining gas street lamp in Glasgow was lit for the last time, bringing to an end the age of the leeries, the lamplighters which started in, 1718 with oil lamps. …

Indefinite Internment Without Trial or Charge instituted by England in six counties of Northern Ireland.
Indefinite Internment Without Trial or Charge instituted by England in six counties of Northern Ireland. Indefinite internment without trial or charge was instituted by the British government in Northern Ireland on August 9, 1971, during a period of intense conflict known as “The Troubles.” This policy, known as Operation Demetrius, was primarily aimed at detaining members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and others suspected of involvement in paramilitary activities against the British state. …

John Browns Clydebank shipyard
John Browns Clydebank shipyard John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm. It built many notable and world-famous ships including RMS Lusitania, RMS Aquitania, HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Elizabeth 2. …

Erskine Bridge Opened
Erskine Bridge Opened Erskine Bridge over the River Clyde opened. …

Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Nobel Prize Winner, died.
Lord Boyd Orr, biologist and Nobel Prize Winner, died. …

Mass protest in West of Scotland against closure of John Browns shipyard.
Mass protest in West of Scotland against closure of John Browns shipyard. …

Lord Reith, father of the BBC, died.
Lord Reith, father of the BBC, died. …

Invergordon aluminium works starts production.
Invergordon aluminium works starts production. …