On This Day

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

6th Septemer 1997

Mass hysteria swamped Britain with the funeral of Princess Diana

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

9th September 1976

Chairman Mao Zedong leader of the Chinese communist party died at the age of 82.

[Kiop]

Re: On This Day - September

19th September 1970

The first ever Glastonbury Festival is held at Michael Eavis's farm.

Were any forum members there?

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

22nd September 1980

The eight year war between Iraq and Iran began.

Pity they didnt blow each other to pieces

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

24th September 1988

Ben Johnson of Canada broke the 100m world record at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of the title and record days later after a positive drugs test.

[Richard1978]

Re: On This Day - September

24th September 1988

Ben Johnson of Canada broke the 100m world record at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of the title and record days later after a positive drugs test.

I remember seeing that live & thinking that he was running like a zombie.

As a protest my brother drew a syringe sticking of the arm of a picture of Ben Johnson in his Ladybird 1988 Olympics book. We me had to rewrite the medal placings after the result was revised.

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

26th September 1973

Concorde has made its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
The French model of the supersonic airliner flew from the US capital, Washington, to Orly airport in Paris in three hours 32 minutes.

[Elbmek]

Re: On This Day - September

The film of Titanic was released in 1997.

Contains Spoiler!!!!





























it sinks

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

27th September 1986

Metallica bassist Cliff Buron was killed when the band's tour bus overturned in Sweden.

[HG]

Re: On This Day - September

29th September 1981

Legendary former Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly died aged 68.

[kazboot]

Re: On This Day - September

A great manager, scotsman and character. I loved him.

YouTube - Bill Shankly

[HG]

On This Day - October

1st October 1975

Muhammed Ali beat Joe Frazier in their third fight which became known as The Thriller in Manilla.

ALi won two out of the three fights.

[HG]

Re: On This Day - October

3rd October 1995

OJ Simpson is found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman

[HG]

Re: On This Day - October

4th October 1970

Janis Joplin was found dead from a heroin overdose at the age of 27. She had just finished recording her second solo album "Pearl."

[HG]

Re: On This Day - October

6th October 1981

President Sadat of Egypt was assinated after being shot by gunmen at a military parade.