June 18th, 1994. 21 years ago, Giants' Stadium, New Jersey. Ray Houghton's goal - Ireland 1, Italy 0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_Av65L4R0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_Av65L4R0)
Don't know when it was (date) but this would have my vote. 1988 euros vs the old enemy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNkY3Rg7muQ
On the day, 7 hours ago, Eamonnca1 posted a new thread on GAABoard.
June 19th (Juneteenth), 1865, Texas became the last state to free the slaves.
http://ideas.ted.com/a-powerful-letter-from-my-great-great-grandfather-an-american-slave-who-escaped-to-freedom/ (http://ideas.ted.com/a-powerful-letter-from-my-great-great-grandfather-an-american-slave-who-escaped-to-freedom/)
Quote from: Orior on June 19, 2015, 01:01:06 PM
On the day, 7 hours ago, Eamonnca1 posted a new thread on GAABoard.
Indeed.
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on June 20, 2015, 04:10:05 AM
June 19th (Juneteenth), 1865, Texas became the last state to free the slaves.
http://ideas.ted.com/a-powerful-letter-from-my-great-great-grandfather-an-american-slave-who-escaped-to-freedom/ (http://ideas.ted.com/a-powerful-letter-from-my-great-great-grandfather-an-american-slave-who-escaped-to-freedom/)
But not, by well over 100 years, the last state to outlaw slavery.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/mississippi-didnt-officially-outlaw-slavery-until-1995/ (http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/mississippi-didnt-officially-outlaw-slavery-until-1995/)
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history) is great for this kind of thing.
Examples for today:
1986
Hand of God helps out Maradona
On this day in 1986, Argentine midfielder Diego Maradona scores two goals to lead Argentina past England and into the semifinals of the World Cup.
1962
Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
On this day in 1962, an Air France Boeing 707 crashes on the island of Guadeloupe, killing all 113 passengers and crew members aboard. This crash was only one of five major accidents involving Boeing 707s during the year. Altogether, the five crashes killed 457 people.
1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
On this day in 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history. Nineteen panzer divisions, 3,000 tanks, 2,500 aircraft, and 7,000 artillery pieces pour across a thousand-mile front as Hitler goes to war on a second front.
Quote from: oakleaflad on June 22, 2015, 04:39:09 PM
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history) is great for this kind of thing.
Examples for today:
1986
Hand of God helps out Maradona
On this day in 1986, Argentine midfielder Diego Maradona scores two goals to lead Argentina past England and into the semifinals of the World Cup.
1962
Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
On this day in 1962, an Air France Boeing 707 crashes on the island of Guadeloupe, killing all 113 passengers and crew members aboard. This crash was only one of five major accidents involving Boeing 707s during the year. Altogether, the five crashes killed 457 people.
1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
On this day in 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history. Nineteen panzer divisions, 3,000 tanks, 2,500 aircraft, and 7,000 artillery pieces pour across a thousand-mile front as Hitler goes to war on a second front.
On this day in 1941 Hitler lost the war.
On this day in 1951, British Diplomats Burgess and MacLean fled to the USSR.
30 years ago today.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182
On this day in 1902, an emergency appendectomy forced the postponement of Edward VII's coronation.
Dev resigns. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eamon-de-valera-resigns (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eamon-de-valera-resigns)
On this day, 4 days ago, some how Roscommon were beaten by Sligo.
Quote from: oakleaflad on June 22, 2015, 04:39:09 PM
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history) is great for this kind of thing.
Examples for today:
1986
Hand of God helps out Maradona
On this day in 1986, Argentine midfielder Diego Maradona scores two goals to lead Argentina past England and into the semifinals of the World Cup.
1962
Mysterious crash in Guadeloupe
On this day in 1962, an Air France Boeing 707 crashes on the island of Guadeloupe, killing all 113 passengers and crew members aboard. This crash was only one of five major accidents involving Boeing 707s during the year. Altogether, the five crashes killed 457 people.
1941
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa—the invasion of Russia
On this day in 1941, over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history. Nineteen panzer divisions, 3,000 tanks, 2,500 aircraft, and 7,000 artillery pieces pour across a thousand-mile front as Hitler goes to war on a second front.
On this day 1812 Napoleons grand armee tried something similar.
On this day in 1968, comedian Tony Hancock killed himself in a hotel in Sydney, Australia.
Hard to believe this is 25 years ago today..
http://youtu.be/8-aahFmNqaE
Quote from: laoislad on June 25, 2015, 08:26:50 AM
Hard to believe this is 25 years ago today..
http://youtu.be/8-aahFmNqaE
That was an awful penalty from Cascarino. He dodged a bullet there!
I wuz there. Unforgettable.
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/09/article-2098771-01C6BA9900000578-169_634x354.jpg)
Great finish to a great World Cup - probably the last World Cup to have that feeling of the unknown about it, as all but one of the winning squad played their football in South America.
Find it hard to believe that was 37 years ago. Some wonderful memories.
The civil war began with the shelling of the four courts, 28 June 1922.
Here's an obscure one. On June 29th 1905 Moonlight Graham made his one and only major league baseball appearance. He's the character from the movie Field of Dreams, the doctor. So there you are now. Remember the line
"Well, you know I... I never got to bat in the major leagues. I would have liked to have had that chance. Just once. To stare down a big league pitcher. To stare him down, and just as he goes into his windup, wink. Make him think you know something he doesn't. That's what I wish for. Chance to squint at a sky so blue that it hurts your eyes just to look at it. To feel the tingling in your arm as you connect with the ball. To run the bases - stretch a double into a triple, and flop face-first into third, wrap your arms around the bag. That's my wish, Ray Kinsella. That's my wish. And is there enough magic out there in the moonlight to make this dream come true?"
(http://i.imgur.com/IYMcYIV.jpg?1)
Today in 1917 a Royal Proclamation by King George V changes name of British Royal family from German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
The name change didn't ,however ,address the multi generational inbreeding that still afflicts the saxe coburg gothas to this day.
Quote from: The Subbie on July 17, 2015, 01:22:08 PM
Today in 1917 a Royal Proclamation by King George V changes name of British Royal family from German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
The name change didn't ,however ,address the multi generational inbreeding that still afflicts the saxe coburg gothas to this day.
Think young Willy has sorted that issue for future generations of Royals...
Quote from: Franko on July 17, 2015, 01:55:25 PM
Quote from: The Subbie on July 17, 2015, 01:22:08 PM
Today in 1917 a Royal Proclamation by King George V changes name of British Royal family from German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
The name change didn't ,however ,address the multi generational inbreeding that still afflicts the saxe coburg gothas to this day.
Think young Willy has sorted that issue for future generations of Royals...
Quote from: Franko on July 17, 2015, 01:55:25 PM
Quote from: The Subbie on July 17, 2015, 01:22:08 PM
Today in 1917 a Royal Proclamation by King George V changes name of British Royal family from German Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor.
The name change didn't ,however ,address the multi generational inbreeding that still afflicts the saxe coburg gothas to this day.
Think young Willy has sorted that issue for future generations of Royals...
And with a commoner no less!!
Still despise the lizard c***ts.
July 19th
Galway liberated from the Indians,
Marathon became Snickers, and
The Ice Age ended
8)
On this day (insert number) years ago Gerry Adams denied everything.