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Today's featured article Conway Hall, London Kevin Gately died on 15 June 1974 as the result of a head injury received in the Red Lion Square public disorder in London while protesting against the National Front, a far-right, British fascist party. Gately, a 20-year-old student, was not a member of any organisation. On 15 June, the National Front held a march through central London in support of the expulsion of immigrants. A counter-demonstration was planned by Liberation, an anti-colonial pressure group. When the Liberation march reached Red Lion Square, the International Marxist Group twice charged the police cordon blocking access to Conway Hall (pictured). Police reinforcements forced the demonstrators out of the square. Gately was found unconscious on the ground. He was taken to hospital and died later that day. A public inquiry into the events was conducted by Lord Scarman, who found no evidence that Gately had been killed by the police, although he found fault with some police actions. There was further violence associated with National Front marches and the counter-demonstrations they faced, including in Birmingham, Manchester, and the East End of London (all in 1977), and in Southall in 1979, which led to the death of Blair Peach. (Full article...) Recently featured: The Spider (magazine) Battle of Villers-Bocage Incapillo Selected anniversaries June 15: Day of Arafah (Islam, 2024); King's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom (2024) Sallie Gardner at a Gallop 1215 – King John of England and a group of rebel barons agreed on the text of Magna Carta, an influential charter of rights. 1800 – War of the Second Coalition: The signing of the Convention of Alessandria brought temporary peace between France and Austria. 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops (animation pictured), which became the basis of motion pictures. 1944 – World War II: The United States Army Air Forces began its first air raid on the Japanese archipelago, although little damage was caused. 1996 – The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings. Lisa del Giocondo (b. 1479) Adam Eckfeldt (b. 1769) James K. Polk (d. 1849) Oliver Kahn (b. 1969) More anniversaries: June 14 June 15 June 16	In the news Saulos Chilima A fire in a residential building in Kuwait City's suburb of Mangaf kills at least fifty people. A plane crash near Chikangawa, Malawi, kills nine people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima (pictured). In tennis, Iga Świątek wins the women's singles and Carlos Alcaraz wins the men's singles titles at the French Open. In the Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is re-elected with a reduced majority. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Matija Sarkic Neil Goldschmidt Majed Abu Maraheel Robert Hughes Lynn Conway David Boaz Did you know... "Chinese character" written in traditional (left) and simplified (right) forms ... that according to legend, the invention of Chinese characters (examples pictured) caused grain to rain from the sky and ghosts and demons to wail in frustration? ... that Alexandru Talex was described as "the gentlest" member of a Romanian far-right organization? ... that "Human Sacrifice", a track on the 2024 album Atavista, could be heard in a 2019 Google Pixel advertisement? ... that a mob in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, detained Jean Pettrequin and searched for Sebastian Zouberbuhler because of a letter? ... that lacrosse player Caitlyn Wurzburger committed to a college program at the age of 14? ... that during the filming of the Doctor Who episode "Boom" some takes lasted up to seven minutes? ... that Mike Gorman spent 43 consecutive years as the television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics? ... that the Armenian Radio jokes are neither about radio nor are they Armenian?
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