February 2: TODAY in Irish History:
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Snippets of Irish History by Conor Cunneen IrishmanSpeaks 
Conor is a Chicago based Motivational Humorous Business Speaker, Author and History buff.
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1882: James Joyce
James Joyce, possibly the most famous Dubliner ever enters the world on this day in 1882.
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James Joyce
Images from For the Love of Being Irish written by Conor Cunneen. Illustrated by Mark Anderson
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1972: Rioters Burn British Embassy in Dublin
On the day that 11 Bloody Sunday victims are buried, the British Embassy in Dublin is burned to the ground by furious demonstrators protesting over the killing of 13 people in Derry on January 30. Emotions were running extremely high on both sides of the border following the killings, not helped by the British government’s vacuous reaction in the House of Commons, the day after the killings.
Up to 3o,000 demonstrators had been protesting outside the Embassy since the events of Sunday January 30th. An initially peaceful demonstration turned nasty and violent. At one stage, the government of Jack Lynch considered bringing in the army to defend the Embassy, but opted not to do so because of the fear of serious violence and attacks on the army by IRA elements.
Crowd outside British Embassy before it was fire-bombed
The Republic of Ireland was a cauldron of anti-English rhetoric and emotion. Editor of Today in Irish History Conor Cunneen remembers: “The day after the killings, the Christian Brother superior of our high school came into class and announced all schools would be closed the following to commemorate ‘the murder of 13 Irish people’ by English soldiers.”
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READ: Burning of British Embassy
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1996: Hoofer Gene Kelly dies in his sleep. The fleet footed dancer and star of Singin’ in the Rain, An American in Paris and other popular movies was the grandson of Irish immigrants.
Gene Kelly: Singin’ in the Rain
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READ: Profile of Gene Kelly
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