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Northern Ireland
05 Oct 1968: Londonderry march ends in violence

10 Jan 1969: Civil rights protesters defiant

17 Apr 1969: Devlin is youngest-ever woman MP

14 Aug 1969: British troops sent into Northern Ireland

10 Oct 1969: Ulster's B Specials to be disbanded

16 Apr 1970: Paisley victory rattles NI parliament

26 Jun 1970: Violence flares as Devlin is arrested

02 Jul 1970: Police snatch London gun cache

08 Jul 1971: British troops shoot Londonderry rioters

09 Aug 1971: NI activates internment law

18 Aug 1971: British Army shot 'unarmed' disabled man

13 Oct 1971: Army blasts N Ireland border roads

23 Oct 1971: Two women shot at Belfast checkpoint

31 Oct 1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower

04 Dec 1971: Bomb demolishes crowded Belfast pub

30 Jan 1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest

02 Feb 1972: British embassy in Dublin destroyed

22 Feb 1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks

19 Apr 1972: 'Bloody Sunday' report excuses Army

03 Jun 1972: Protestant march ends in battle

10 Jul 1972: Whitelaw's secret meeting with IRA

26 Nov 1972: Police foil IRA hospital rescue attempt

31 Jul 1973: Chaotic meeting of Belfast Assembly

21 Aug 1973: 'Bloody Sunday' inquest accuses Army

10 Sep 1973: Bomb blasts rock central London

14 Nov 1973: IRA gang convicted of London bombings

09 Dec 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed

30 May 1972: Official IRA declares ceasefire

04 Feb 1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing

20 Apr 1974: 'Troubles' death toll hits 1,000

28 May 1974: Strikes topple NI power-sharing body

17 Jun 1974: IRA bombs parliament

17 Jul 1974: Bomb blast at the Tower of London

05 Oct 1974: Four dead in Guildford bomb blasts

16 Oct 1974: Maze prison goes up in flames

22 Oct 1974: Bomb blast in London club

28 Oct 1974: Minister's wife survives bomb attack

21 Nov 1974: Birmingham pub blasts kill 19

18 Dec 1974: Compensation for Bloody Sunday victims

22 Dec 1974: Heath's home is bombed

27 Feb 1975: PC murder linked to IRA bomb factory

05 Sep 1975: London Hilton bombed

22 Sep 1975: Bomb blasts rock Northern Ireland

09 Oct 1975: Man killed in Piccadilly bomb blast

07 Nov 1975: IRA kidnappers release industrialist

27 Nov 1975: TV presenter Ross McWhirter shot dead

12 Dec 1975: Balcombe Street siege ends

05 Jan 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush

29 Jan 1976: Explosions rock London's West End

15 Oct 1976: UDR men jailed for Showband killings

18 Feb 1978: Belfast bomb suspects rounded up

21 Jun 1978: Four dead in post office shootings

30 Mar 1979: Car bomb kills Airey Neave

27 Aug 1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten

05 Sep 1979: Mountbatten buried after final parade

16 Jan 1981: Gunmen shoot civil rights campaigner

10 Apr 1981: Hunger striker elected MP

05 May 1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison

12 May 1981: Second IRA protester dies in jail

18 Jul 1981: Violence erupts at Irish hunger strike protest

03 Oct 1981: IRA Maze hunger strikes at an end

20 Jul 1982: IRA bombs cause carnage in London

21 Oct 1982: Sinn Fein triumph in elections

27 Oct 1982: RUC officers killed by IRA bomb

05 Aug 1983: IRA members jailed for 4,000 years

25 Sep 1983: Dozens escape in Maze break-out

04 Dec 1983: IRA gunmen shot dead in SAS ambush

17 Dec 1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six

14 Mar 1984: Sinn Fein leader shot in street attack

12 Oct 1984: Tory Cabinet in Brighton bomb blast

25 Jun 1985: Police hunt IRA resort bombs

15 Nov 1985: Anglo-Irish agreement signed

10 Jun 1986: Magee convicted of Brighton bombing

24 Jun 1986: Ian Paisley's battle cry condemned

12 Jul 1986: Orange Parade sparks riots

08 Nov 1987: Bomb kills 11 at Enniskillen

16 Mar 1988: Three shot dead at Milltown Cemetery

30 Sep 1988: 'SAS killed lawfully' - Gibraltar jury

12 Feb 1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered

20 Mar 1989: Senior RUC men die in gun attack

22 Sep 1989: Ten dead in Kent barracks bomb

19 Oct 1989: Guildford Four released after 15 years

20 Jul 1990: IRA bombs Stock Exchange

14 Mar 1991: Birmingham Six freed after 16 years

03 Jun 1991: IRA men shot dead by British army

02 Jul 1992: IRA murders 'informers'

03 Dec 1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester

20 Mar 1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack

24 Apr 1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London

29 Nov 1993: Secret meetings with IRA revealed

15 Dec 1993: Anglo-Irish pact paves way for peace

31 Aug 1994: IRA declares 'complete' ceasefire

30 Nov 1995: Clinton kindles hope in Northern Ireland

10 Feb 1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire

15 Jun 1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester

19 Jul 1997: IRA declares ceasefire

23 Sep 1997: Peace talks wobble after Unionist outburst

27 Dec 1997: Loyalist leader murdered in prison

10 Apr 1998: Northern Ireland peace deal reached

10 May 1998: Sinn Fein backs peace deal

13 Oct 1994: Loyalists announce a ceasefire

23 May 1998: Leaders welcome 'yes' vote for N Ireland

12 Jul 1998: Children die in Drumcree protests

15 Aug 1998: Dozens die in Omagh bombing

08 Sep 1998: Real IRA announce ceasefire

09 Sep 1999: Report urges sweeping reform of RUC

29 Nov 1999: NI power-sharing executive appointed

25 Mar 2000: Trimble narrowly wins leadership challenge

26 Jun 2000: IRA weapons dump inspected

24 Jul 2000: Loyalist killer Michael Stone freed from Maze

28 Jul 2000: Last prisoners leave the Maze

06 May 2001: Second blast at London post office

14 Jul 2001: NI agreement stalls in Staffordshire

03 Aug 2001: Car bomb in west London injures seven

14 Aug 2001: Setback for NI peace process

23 Oct 2001: IRA begins decommissioning weapons

31 Jan 2005: Belfast stab victim McCartney dies
 
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