This day in History
30th January:
1649 Charles I of England is beheaded at Whitehall by the executioner Richard Brandon.
Charles approached his death with beatific fortitude. Luckily for his posthumous reputation and the future survival of the British monarchy, Charles met his end with the air of a true martyr.
To the end he never compromised on the principle of monarchy. Incarcerated at St. James's palace awaiting his execution, he refused to see friends and accepted only visits from his close family. He gently explained to his weeping son Henry,
'Sweetheart, now they will cut off thy father's head...and perhaps make thee a king.'
1933 Adolf Hitler is named Chancellor by President Paul Hindenburg.
1972 British troops shoot dead 14 Irish civilians in Derry, Ireland. The day is forever remembered in Ireland as 'Bloody Sunday.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BVQ
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