On this day 369 years ago, just down the road, was :----------
This famous battle:---
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St_Fagans
Now footies (almost all over), lets have an "ON THIS DAY" fred. :thumbup:
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On this day in 1984 - Joanie (Erin Moran) and Chachi (Scott Baio) got married on ABC-TV's "Happy Days."
Bet you didn't know that :biggrin:
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On this day in 1886 Coca Cola was invented
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On this day in 1926, David Attenborough was born.
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1976 -
ABBA scored their third UK No.1 single with 'Fernando', the song went on to become ABBA's biggest selling single, with sales over 10 million. And also on day Abba started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their 'Greatest Hits' album.
2006-
The Rolling Stones called off their forthcoming European tour after guitarist Keith Richards underwent emergency brain surgery. The 62 year-old guitarist suffered "mild concussion" when he fell out of a coconut tree on holiday in Fiji.
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BLUETIT
Interesting article that, shows how important horses were in warfare back then
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The Cavalier and Ty Pwll Coch are 2 pubs that make reference to the battle of St Fagans. They are both gone now the Ty Pwll is flats and the Cavalier is soon to become a Spar and flats.
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It's also VE day. Pretty significant.
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NYCBlue
It's also VE day. Pretty significant.
Yes the French have a day off to celebrate , though ferk knows why. They gave in
and collaborated , their cops helped round up jews for the concentration camps and
their women shagged Germans like rabbits.
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BLUETIT
Weren't you a private at the time?
