A mural for Bobby Sands who died from a hunger strike

Belfast

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February 26th 2008
I traveled up to Northern Ireland and Belfast with a group of friends this weekend. Belfast was an incredibly interesting city. We took a taxi tour of the city and the sights of the conflict. I never realized how the conflict in Northern Ireland was really about civil rights. The English had divided the city and Catholics had to pass through stop points and checks in order to enter their section. ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more