The Birmingham pub bombings were two pub bombings by the Provisional IRA in Birmingham, England on November 21, 1974 which killed 21 people. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush, at the foot of the Rotunda, and the Tavern in the Town, a basement pub on New Street. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... This article is about the city in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical tower block in Birmingham, England. ...

At 20:14 a man with an Irish accent telephoned a Birmingham newspaper and said that there was a bomb in the 17 story Rotunda office block housing the Mulberry Bush pub. At 20:25 that bomb exploded and at 20:27 another in the Tavern in the Town pub exploded. A third device, outside of a bank on Hagley Road, failed to detonate. The attacks collectively were the most injurious terrorist attacks in England until 2005; 21 people were killed (ten at the Mulberry Bush and eleven at the Tavern in the Town) and 182 people were injured. Look up terrorist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Terrorist may refer to: Terrorism, violence (especially against civilians) that is militarily insignificant but aimed at undermining morale it also tends to reduce peoples love life dramatically by causing erectile disfunction The Terrorist, a 1998 film based on the life of a... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The Provisional IRA denied being responsible for the attacks two days after them but subsequent statements by its members confirmed the connection.

The bombings were in revenge for a ban on a local funeral for James McDade, an IRA member who was killed a week earlier when the bomb he was placing in Coventry city center detonated prematurely.^{Citation needed} The Precinct in Coventry city centre For alternative meanings see: Coventry (disambiguation) Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ...

The Birmingham Six were accused of carrying out the attack, convicted and spent years in jail before they had their convictions overturned. The Birmingham Six were Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker. ...