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On This Day: IRA's Brighton Bombing of Margaret Thatcher
Original: Today in History October 12, 1984: The Provisional Irish Republican Army failed to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret T
On 12 October 1984, the Provisional IRA bombed the Grand Brighton Hotel during a Conservative Party conference in an attempt to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet. Thatcher escaped unharmed, and the failed assassination boosted her popularity, but five people were killed in the attack. The bombing remains a defining moment of the Troubles, and anniversary posts are commemorating the event today.
Why now: It is the anniversary of the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing.
Margaret ThatcherProvisional IRABrightonConservative Party
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- Today in History October 12, 1984: The Provisional Irish Republican Army failed to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet at the Brighton Hotel. Thatcher narrowly escaped, and her popularity soared in the aftermath. The bomb did kill five Conservative… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 18
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