Some days of the year seem more significant historically than others

[Martyn Sadler]

So today is the 22nd November.

The day Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

The day Juan Carlos was declared the King of Spain, effectively bringing to an end the Franco dictatorship in 1975.

The day Margaret Thatcher accepted defeat and pulled out of the Tory leadership race in 1990, bringing her Premiership to an end.

The day Angela Merkel became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 1995.

Those were four massive political events.

In music, the Beatles released the White Album on this day in 1968.

And in sport, Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20 in 1986.

And something else happened in Sydney in 2003. I'm sure Shadow would be happy to remind us what it was.

Let me know if there's anything else I've missed out.

Some days of the year seem to be more important historically than most of the others.

 

[gingerjon]

I hear ya.  It's the 1,653rd anniversary of the death of Antipope Felix II.

Still gets to me.

[Exiled Townie]

What a day that 22nd was,. I'm surprised you forgot that in 1594 Sir Martin Frobisher died, you know, the English seaman who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. His knighthood was awarded for service in repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588.

And who can forget that in 1718 Edward Teach, the English pirate called Blackbeard, was killed in battle off the coast of North Carolina, with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

 

[DavidM]

Carter and Carnavon opened the tomb of Tutankhamen ...Germans were surrounded at Stalingrad and were doomed 

[Shadow]

22nd November 2003

[Just Browny]

Former Hull winger Colin Best was born.

[Martyn Sadler]

8 minutes ago, Shadow said:

22nd November 2003

I knew you'd be on the ball. 

[Shadow]

14 minutes ago, Martyn Sadler said:

I knew you'd be on the ball. 

I assumed you only set the thread up so I could stick it in the back of the net. Or between the sticks in this case 

[Damien]

25 minutes ago, Shadow said:

22nd November 2003

I thought Martyn had said significant 

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

I hear ya.  It's the 1,653rd anniversary of the death of Antipope Felix II.

Still gets to me.

Sympathies to Unclepope Felix

[M j M]

22nd November 2003. 

I can't believe it's not been mentioned that the same day that ###### happened in Sydney some of us were shivering in Huddersfield at the last game of the last Rugby League Ashes series. When we wilfully killed off the biggest event the sport had. 

[Shadow]

38 minutes ago, M j M said:

22nd November 2003. 

I can't believe it's not been mentioned that the same day that ###### happened in Sydney some of us were shivering in Huddersfield at the last game of the last Rugby League Ashes series. When we wilfully killed off the biggest event the sport had. 

I'm amazed that the words w o n d e r f u l  e v e n t are forbidden by the profanity filter. 

[graveyard johnny]

on nov 22 1984 coronation street broadcast the classic episode where betty turpin forgets to return a library book because she had so many orders for hot pot in the rovers that day

[heartofGold]

This day last year it was the lights switch on in town.  It was a momentous occasion.  Antipope Felix II would have loved it

[DavidM]

4 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

on nov 22 1984 coronation street broadcast the classic episode where betty turpin forgets to return a library book because she had so many orders for hot pot in the rovers that day

My £1.99 this day in history app misses this completely . 

[Niels]

9 hours ago, M j M said:

22nd November 2003. 

I can't believe it's not been mentioned that the same day that ###### happened in Sydney some of us were shivering in Huddersfield at the last game of the last Rugby League Ashes series. When we wilfully killed off the biggest event the sport had. 

I remember this now you have mentioned it. I think there was controversy at the time about whether the league fans should sing Sweet Chariot in homage.

I was surprised how close the scores were in that series, though presumably they brought a second or third strength team? 

I loved the Ashes series and seeing Australia. They were so reassuringly  good, they never disappointed.

 

[17 stone giant]

43 minutes ago, Niels said:

I loved the Ashes series and seeing Australia. They were so reassuringly  good, they never disappointed.

Thankfully it will be back in 2020. I hope maybe the 2nd and 3rd tests will be in the evening and under lights. I think the atmosphere is always better for night matches.

[M j M]

5 hours ago, Niels said:

I remember this now you have mentioned it. I think there was controversy at the time about whether the league fans should sing Sweet Chariot in homage.

I was surprised how close the scores were in that series, though presumably they brought a second or third strength team? 

Not particularly. The Aussies always claim they could send a stronger team. Wiki says Tallis had retired but apart from that the team looks regular strength for the time.

It's just amazing that it's been 15 years since we last did this. It was for decades the international game's pinnacle and we just threw it away.

[Wiltshire Rhino]

9 hours ago, DavidM said:

My £1.99 this day in history app misses this completely . 

Demand a full refund

[graveyard johnny]

10 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

Demand a full refund

and buy a copy of chronicle of the 20th century for 50p from the charity shop

[DavidM]

58 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

and buy a copy of chronicle of the 20th century for 50p from the charity shop

I’ve got one of them . It ends in 1985

[Denton Rovers RLFC]

On 11/22/2018 at 4:53 PM, graveyard johnny said:

on nov 22 1984 coronation street broadcast the classic episode where betty turpin forgets to return a library book because she had so many orders for hot pot in the rovers that day

Calling you out on that as there was no Coronation street that day, the 'turps' was at home drooling over a net curtain catalogue 

[Bleep1673]

23rd September 1917, the day my great uncle died in WW1

Naff off with your stupid RU pictures  

[graveyard johnny]

13 hours ago, Denton Rovers RLFC said:

Calling you out on that as there was no Coronation street that day, the 'turps' was at home drooling over a net curtain catalogue 

I meant recorded the episode 

[Bob8]

Nothing happened today.