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Tom Maguire
1892Mar, 28

Tom Maguire

Tom Maguire, Irish general (d. 1993)
Tom Maguire (28 March 1892 – 5 July 1993) was an Irish republican who held the rank of commandant-general in the Western Command of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and led the South Mayo flying column.

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Events on 1892

  • 28May

    Sierra Club

    In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
  • 6Jul

    Homestead Strike

    Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
  • 7Jul

    Philippine Revolution

    The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution.
  • 8Jul

    Great Fire of 1892

    St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
  • 9Aug

    Telegraphy

    Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.