What important news happened on April 24 1969?

Answer 1

- Car firm British Leyland launch the Austin Maxi in Oporto Portugal

- Gen Lin Piao succeeds Mao, is seriously wounded

- Lebanese army in battle with Palestinians

- Loyalist members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Ulster Protestant Volunteers (UPV) explode a bomb at a water pipeline between Lough Neagh and Belfast, Northern Ireland

- Paul McCartney says there is no truth to rumors he is dead

- US B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 3 of 3

- Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer

- Melinda Clarke, American actress

- Viveca Paulin, Swedish actress

Answer 2

On April 24, 1969, the People's Democracy party in Northern Ireland held a protest march from Belfast to Derry, which marked the beginning of The Troubles. This event led to increased tensions within Northern Ireland and later escalated into a period of conflict and violence.