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  • #31
    Re: On This Day - May

    Originally posted by Herr Grunwald View Post
    26th May 1989

    Arsenal pip Liverpool to the league title, needing to win by two goals they got their 2nd in the last minute for a 2 - 0 win.

    It was also the day I left school, with a leavers ball that night it meant I missed the match but got regular updates during the evening.

    Happy days!
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    'Dreams come true if you want them to'

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    • #32
      Re: On This Day - May

      28th May 1987

      Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German, landed a private plane in Moscow's Red Square after evading Soviet air defences.
      The only thing to look forward to is the past

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      • #33
        Re: On This Day - May

        Originally posted by Herr Grunwald View Post
        28th May 1987

        Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German, landed a private plane in Moscow's Red Square after evading Soviet air defences.
        I remember that, he flew from Finland a such a low level that radar couldn't pick him up.
        The Trickster On The Roof

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        • #34
          Re: On This Day - May

          31st May 1985

          English clubs were banned from Europe following the Heysel stadium disaster. The ban stayed in place until 1990.

          and something less serious

          31st May 1998

          Ginger left the Spice Girls
          The only thing to look forward to is the past

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          • #35
            On This Day - June

            1st June 1968

            80's icon () Jason Donovan was born.
            The only thing to look forward to is the past

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            • #36
              Re: On This Day - June

              My sister was born on this day in 1984, I still remember it fairly well.
              The Trickster On The Roof

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              • #37
                Re: On This Day - June

                4th June 1989

                Massacre in Tiananmen Square - the chinese army killed hundreds perhaps thousands of protestors.

                This image became famous world over as a protestor faced down tanks rolling into the square

                The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                • #38
                  Re: On This Day - June

                  Unforgettable image.

                  I believe this brave man was executed.
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                  'Dreams come true if you want them to'

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                  • #39
                    Re: On This Day - June

                    Not the 70's - 90's but I'm posting anyway

                    June 6th 1944 D Day

                    Operation Overlord commenced to liberate western europe. 130,000 Allied troops sailed to Normandy and began the invasion of europe.
                    The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                    • #40
                      Re: On This Day - June

                      June 7th 1977

                      Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her silver jubilee.

                      Discussed at length in this thread https://forums.doyouremember.co.uk/w...s-jubilee.html
                      The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                      • #41
                        Re: On This Day - June

                        11th June 1982

                        ET opens in the USA

                        11th June 1987

                        Margaret Thatcher wins her 3rd general election

                        11th June 1993

                        Jurassic Park opens in the USA
                        The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                        • #42
                          Re: On This Day - June

                          12th June 1980

                          Billy Butlin opened his great holiday camp in the sky.
                          The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                          • #43
                            Re: On This Day - June

                            14th June 1982

                            Britain and Argentina agree a ceasefire bringing to an end the Falklands conflict.
                            The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                            • #44
                              Re: On This Day - June

                              15th June 1992

                              U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle instructed a student to spell "potato" with an "e" on the end during a spelling bee. He had relied on a faulty flash card that had been written by the student's teacher.
                              The only thing to look forward to is the past

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                              • #45
                                Re: On This Day - June

                                Originally posted by Herr Grunwald View Post
                                15th June 1992

                                U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle instructed a student to spell "potato" with an "e" on the end during a spelling bee. He had relied on a faulty flash card that had been written by the student's teacher.
                                I remember that happening, & a few weeks later I noticed that a shop had intentionally mispelt both Potatoe & Tomatoe.
                                The Trickster On The Roof

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