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1988 In England
Events from 1988 in England Incumbent Events January * 9 January – One of the worst incidents of football hooliganism this season sees 41 suspected hooligans arrested at the FA Cup third round tie between Arsenal and Millwall at Highbury. February * 3 February – Nurses across the UK went on strike, demanding better pay and more funding for the NHS. * 5 February – The National Union of Seamen calls off a ferry strike that had been called January 31 in response to the firing of 161 crew workers by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Despite the Union’s orders, however, thousands of seamen across the UK continued to strike. March * 6 March – SAS soldiers shot dead three unarmed IRA members in Gibraltar, leading to widespread republican criticism. April May June * 21 June – The Poole explosion of 1988 caused 3,500 people to be evacuated out of the town centre in the biggest peacetime evacuation the country had seen since the World War II. July August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It shares Anglo-Scottish border, a land border with Scotland to the north and England–Wales border, another land border with Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish Sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the population was 56,490,048. London is both List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, the largest city and the Capital city, capital. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic. It takes its name from the Angles (tribe), Angles, a Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe who settled du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In England
Events from 1988 in England Incumbent Events January * 9 January – One of the worst incidents of football hooliganism this season sees 41 suspected hooligans arrested at the FA Cup third round tie between Arsenal and Millwall at Highbury. February * 3 February – Nurses across the UK went on strike, demanding better pay and more funding for the NHS. * 5 February – The National Union of Seamen calls off a ferry strike that had been called January 31 in response to the firing of 161 crew workers by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Despite the Union’s orders, however, thousands of seamen across the UK continued to strike. March * 6 March – SAS soldiers shot dead three unarmed IRA members in Gibraltar, leading to widespread republican criticism. April May June * 21 June – The Poole explosion of 1988 caused 3,500 people to be evacuated out of the town centre in the biggest peacetime evacuation the country had seen since the World War II. July August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1988 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Walker *Archbishop of Wales – George Noakes, Bishop of St David's *Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Emrys Deudraeth Events *14 February - Lynette White is murdered in her Cardiff flat. The case remains controversial for over 20 years, with Jeffrey Gafoor eventually being convicted in 2003. *26 March - The Welsh Ornithological Society is founded at Aberystwyth. *October - County Hall, Cardiff, officially opened as the headquarters of South Glamorgan County Council beside the disused Bute East Dock in the Atlantic Wharf area of Butetown, Cardiff. * 4 November - British Rail operates the last steam locomotives in its ownership (and its last narrow gauge trains) on the Vale of Rheidol Railway in regular service prior to its privatisation next year ( Santa Specials run on 18 December). *''date unknown'' - The compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
