On This Day

[kazboot]

Re: On This Day - May

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!

[HG]

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.

[Richard1978]

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.

I remember that, he flew from Finland a such a low level that radar couldn't pick him up.

[HG]

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

[HG]

On This Day - June

1st June 1968

80's icon () Jason Donovan was born.

[Richard1978]

Re: On This Day - June

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

[HG]

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

[kazboot]

Re: On This Day - June

Unforgettable image.

I believe this brave man was executed.

[HG]

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.

[HG]

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

[HG]

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

[HG]

Re: On This Day - June

12th June 1980

Billy Butlin opened his great holiday camp in the sky.

[HG]

Re: On This Day - June

14th June 1982

Britain and Argentina agree a ceasefire bringing to an end the Falklands conflict.

[HG]

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.

[Richard1978]

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.

I remember that happening, & a few weeks later I noticed that a shop had intentionally mispelt both Potatoe & Tomatoe.