35 yeas ago today the official England song for Italia 90 was released. Only five players had turned up to the recording.
They didn't know it was New Order, and potentially the greatest football anthem of all time.
Arrivederci, it’s one-on-one...
34 years ago today the official England World Cup song was released. Only five players had turned up to the recording.
They didn't know it was New Order… and potentially the greatest football anthem of all time.
“Arrivederci, it’s one-on-one...”
Tonight at 21:28 in 1943, 133 aircrew, flying 19 Lancaster Bombers, took off on Operation Chastise.
The targets - the Möhne, the Eder and the Sorpe dams.
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#OnThisDay 1664 King Charles II sanctioned the formation of the Duke of York & Albany’s Maritime Regiment of foot. Renamed in 1802 to @RoyalMarines
they have provided @RoyalNavy with arguably the greatest Capability of its kind in the world for 359 years. Happy Birthday Royal.
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They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.
Well done to all the Crew and Cast of @BpoolGangShow...A thoroughly great and entertaining evening watching a really modern upbeat show in such a great venue. Great to see Gangshows again🎭
#F82 After 74 days, it's over. The war, a more honest term than the official 'conflict', has cost lives of 255 Brit, 3 civilians and 650 Arg.
Wishing the people of the Falkland Islands all the very best on their Liberation Day. #LestWeForget@falklands_utd
#OnThisDay 1916 151 ships of @RoyalNavy Grand Fleet & 99 ships of the German High Seas Fleet met at Battle of #Jutland Britain claim strategic victory under Adm. Jellicoe & Beatty & Germany a numeric victory under Adm. Scheer & Von Hipper. 8645 sailors were lost from both sides
#OnThisDay 1982 The Battle of Falkland Sound began successfully establishing the British beachhead at San Carlos. @RoyalMarines & @TheParachuteReg put ashore by @RoyalNavy which suffered damage to numerous ships including HMS ARDENT with 22 sailors lost. #remember#Falklands40
#OnThisDay 1945 Cpl Thomas Peck Hunter, advancing with @43Commando@RoyalMarines at Lake Comacchio charged across open ground to clear a German position & 3 Spandau machine guns, firing his Bren gun from the hip. He allowed his Troop to advance but died shortly after. Awarded #VC
#OnThisDay 40 years ago 1982 Rear Admiral Sandy Woodward, who was in @MODGibraltar in HMS ANTRIM, given orders under Operation CORPORATE. At 2130 he was told that Argentina had invaded #Falklands The next day he sailed South In HMS GLAMORGAN with 10 ships. #Falklands40
‘They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.’
#LestWeForget