On this day, 44 years ago, on May 21, 1981 (April 18, 1981, the first batch of Republican Army soldiers who participated in the hunger strike died. Bobby Sands died on hunger strike. The Irish Republican Army's bomb offensive in the late 1970s and early 1980s failed to achieve its goal, so they switched the game to a different style. On March 1, 1981, four other Irish Republican Army soldier Sands, who were held in Metz Prison in Belfast, announced that they had begun a hunger strike. Their purpose was simple: to ask the British government to treat captured IRA soldiers as "political prisoners" rather than the current terrorist treatment. However, the request of Sands and others was rejected by the British government. As a result, various media outlets speculated on Sands 'prison situation, and the international community also showed extraordinary enthusiasm. Various organizations and countries sent lobbyists to the UK to mediate. The British government rejected their persuasion one by one. In the end, all lobbyists returned in vain. On May 5, 1981, after 66 days of hunger strike, Sands finally died. In a speech in the House of Commons, Mrs Thatcher declared: "Giving in to IRA prisoners is giving them a licence to murder innocents." This statement immediately aroused a strong reaction around the world. Global protests are endless. France shouted the slogan "Margaret Thatcher is a murderer". By 11:29 on the night of May 21, all the first batch of Republican soldiers who participated in the hunger strike had died, and another group of prisoners voluntarily took over their positions and began a new hunger strike. Due to the tough attitude of the British government, the reputation of the Republican Army has increased unprecedentedly, and this has been accompanied by a doubling of bombings in Northern Ireland. Civilians and even women and children participated in the battle to avenge the British. They held homemade Molotov cocktails and opened fire on British military police. Seven months later, the hunger strike finally stopped. But 10 Republican soldiers have died one after another. During her seven-month hunger strike, Mrs. Thatcher left a deep impression on the world with her stone heart. The nickname "Iron Woman" spread like wildfire. These underage children also participated in the revenge campaign against the British, covering their mouths and noses with a cloth to avoid tear gas by the British police. The city riots triggered by a hunger strike in prison were like a hurricane, leaving Northern Ireland with a deeper sting and the world with the reputation of an "iron woman"