Events for September 20
September 20, 1958
Construction began on the Forth Road Bridge
Construction of the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland began on September 20, 1958
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Robert Emmet, Irish patriot executed by England.
Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was a member of the United Irishmen and refused to accept the Act of Union (1801) between Great Britain and Ireland. The Act was passed following a decade of trouble and unrest in Ireland. This had coincided with revolutionary movements throughout Europe and in particular France, from where military aid was sought. The United Irishmen rose mainly in Ulster and Wexford in May 1798. The rising was quickly and savagely crushed. William Pitt was prompted then to settle Irish affairs by introducing the Act of Union.
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