What was the reason for the Gunpowder Plot?
The plot was organized by Robert Catesby (c. 1572-1605) in an effort to end the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government. Catesby and others hoped to replace the country’s Protestant government with Catholic leadership.
Why do we burn guy on Bonfire Night?
On November 5 this year people across the UK will light bonfires, let off fireworks, and burn effigies of a man named Guy Fawkes. The reason we do this is because it’s the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (1605); a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London by a group of dissident Catholics.
What happened on May 11th 2006?
It was Thursday, under the sign of Taurus (see zodiac on May 11, 2006). The US president was George W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Tony Blair (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church. In that special week of May people in US were listening to SOS by Rihanna.
What happened on 5th November 2006?
2006 – Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shi’a Muslims.
Who died November 20th 2006?
20. Robert Altman, 81, American film director (MASH, Nashville, Short Cuts), complications from leukemia. Zoia Ceauşescu, 56, Romanian mathematician, daughter of Nicolae Ceauşescu, lung cancer.
Who died in September 2006?
Steve Irwin
What happened November 5th 2007?
United Kingdom and New Zealand – Guy Fawkes night (also called Bonfire night; or Fireworks night): Failure of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605 is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks.
What happened November 5th 2012?
1. OBAMA, ROMNEY MAKE FINAL DASHPresident Obama and his GOP rival, Mitt Romney, and their running mates are wrapping up 17 months of campaigning on Monday, with a frenzied final tour of eight critical states on the day before Election Day.