On this day

@trev33 said
Im a day late but yesterday some years ago they started filming The Life of Brian.

Take it to the 'on the day before this day thread' spanky.

In the 3 days from now thread im going to write 'Chelsea put 5 past, hapless Liverpool' 😅

@trev33 said
In the 3 days from now thread im going to write 'Chelsea put 5 past, hapless Liverpool' 😅

Take it to the "on the day three days hence" thread spanky.

@trev33 said
In the 3 days from now thread im going to write 'Chelsea put 5 past, hapless Liverpool' 😅

Or 'Frank has touchline tantrum in second consecutive match versus the champions of the world'. Calm down Frank, what can you expect with a dodgy keeper and an ex-Evertonian centre half. We put five past them when we didn't need the win so...

150 years ago saw Italy gain the "Patrimon Petri". Pope Pius declared himself prisoner in the Vatican palace.

40 years ago today
Iraq invades Iran

USA and her allies rush to defend Iran
(nah ... only joking)

@trev33 said
Im a day late but yesterday some years ago they started filming The Life of Brian.

No they didn’t...

Black Friday on the New York stock Exchange 151 years ago

@trev33 said
In the 3 days from now thread im going to write 'Chelsea put 5 past, hapless Liverpool' 😅

No they didn’t...

1066: Harold of England defeated the Norwegians under Harold Hadrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, unaware that William of Normandy was preparing to invade the south coast🚬

1818: The first blood transfusion using human blood, as opposed to earlier attempts with animal blood. took place at Guy's Hospital in London🥼

66 years ago the CERN was founded

30 years ago German reunifictaion happened.

The day is now national holiday, but the important things (fall of the wall; unifictaion of money and economy) happened on other dates.

80 years ago, John Lennon was born.

@wolfe63 said
80 years ago, John Lennon was born.

He was shot at 40 wasn't he?

-VR