Other than the now annual outpouring of grief from the USA to remember the day they became the first ever victims of terrorism what really worthwhile events from history should we be remembering today?
Points go to those with the most obscure (but verifiable) 11/9 facts.
Away you go, fact fans.
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Today is the birthday of Matthew Gilmore, who won the silver medal for Belgium in 2000 Olympic Madision.
Georgi Markov croaked after the famous Waterloo Bridge umbrella incident
1973: Chile's Socialist president Salvador Allende dies during a military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet and supported by the United States.
1297 - Scotsman William Wallace defeated the English forces of Sir Hugh de Cressingham at the Battle of Stirling Bridge
1836 Register Office marriages were introduced in Britain
1950 Barry Sheene, British racing motor cyclist was born
1995 - The Great Escape by Blur released.
2009 - I posted on a thread called "this day in history"
2009 - I pedantically pointed out that the thread was actually called "This day in history".
My mate's John and Una got married.
2009 - I sneered at a pedant and told him to "grow up", but then felt bad about being so harsh and said sorry.
9 AD - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends.
0.25 BC - Virgin Mary was almost 6 months pregnant. Carpenter Joseph is NOT HAPPY!
On this day I did a reasonable, but not totally satisfying poo.
On this day I felt some remorse for those killed in the 9/11 attacks and still do.
it's my sister in laws birthday she was 21 that day ...it still grates her that it ruined her birthday...yes she is shallow and should get some perspective.
Ian Munro - I said it had to verifiable, but just show someone else if you would.
Bugger! I think most of the evidence has probably disappeared into the murky waters of history.
two forum posters learned that the terms ad and bc are now referred to as ce and bce
My cousin's birthday. I have no excuse for the fact that her card will be late 😳
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yep. truly awful.
Almost 3000 people died. It doesnt matter what nationality they were, they could have been friends or relatives of yours. Stop using this as an excuse to take the piss out of Americans and show a little respect / sympathy for the people that were bereaved.
Almost 3000 people died. It doesnt matter what nationality they were, they could have been friends or relatives of yours. Stop using this as an excuse to take the piss out of Americans and show a little respect / sympathy for the people that were bereaved.
I don't think anyone one was if you read the above posts. 🙄
18th of March 1969 was more far more significant than 9/11
It was on that day that the greatest terrorist bombing campaign in history was launched. Lasting just over a year, it resulted in the region of half a million people being indiscriminately killed. It was also undoubtedly the most coordinated and expensive terrorist bombing campaign ever launched, involving as it did, carpet bombing by B52s.
Despite causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Cambodians, those responsible were never brought to justice for their crimes under international law. Needless to say as one would expect from a terrorist operation, the bombing campaign was a complete failure in which the terrorists failed to achieve their stated aims.
Its my wife's birthday.
Ernie - I'm not about to start trying to defend the American government's involvement in Cambodia / Vietnam, etc, just trying to say that the attack on the twin towers isnt (in my opinion) something to take the piss out of. The people who went in to work that morning were just doing that, going in to work, as were, unfortunately, the members of the emergency services who subsequently died just doing their jobs.
I spent almost 5 hours in a swimming pool with my nephew (who was 4)...who just wanted to float about...managed to get him out with a packet of Maltesers only to get home to see some news instead of the Simpsons...both of us were very unimpressed!
Ernie.......the attack on the twin towers isnt (in my opinion) something to take the piss out of
No it isn't in my opinion either. It was an indisputably tragic event. Why do you appear to suggest that I'm taking the piss ? 😕
One does wonder though how many of the Irish/American families of all those brave Irish/American fire fighters, police officers and paramedics who were killed trying to do their job on that fateful day in New York have also put money into collection boxes marked NORAID?
Ernie - I wasnt suggesting you were, just the other twenty odd posts on here. The Americans, due in no small part to their overseas policies, are a fairly easy target (no pun intended), but what I'm trying to say, and not doing very well with, is that I believe there are times you should separate the people of a nation from its administration's politics. God knows, the British government has been responsible for its fair share of atrocities, but that doesnt mean we should make light of such tragedies as 911, and again, I know that's not what you personally were doing.
President G. W. Bush became a hero. god bless.
barnsleymitch, the op wasn't implying that the twin towers wasn't a tragedy, he was implying that the USA reacted in an excessive way to the event.
1709 - In the Spanish War of Succession begins with the Battle of Malplaquet.
Sorry, and I realise that I'm coming over as a little over-sensitive. A friend of mine was killed that day, and I find it difficult to be objective whenever the anniversary comes round. No offence meant to any of the posters.
Happy New Year BTW, to anyone observing the Ethopian calendar.
Actually, no, I'm not that sorry. I've just re-read the original post, and it clearly implies ('what really worthwhile events from history should we be remembering today') that the event was in some way insignificant. I stand by my original statement.
1714 – Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession
Get that, An army made out of biscuits, Impressive
doh. it wasn't an army made of biscuits, it was just the first the world knew about the emerging threat of revolutionaries who would later have biscuits named after them. You've got your Bourbon, your Garibaldi, and your Peek Freans Trotsky Assortment.
barnsleymitch - It also says "Other than..." right at the start. 🙄
Is english not your first language?
1973 - CIA supports military putsch in Chile alongside Augusto Pinochet against the government Salvador Allendes.
horay for the CIA!
alpin, i've already covered that, pay attention at the back 😉
11/09/2000
I started work as a real grown up post university
barnsleymitch - It also says "Other than..." right at the start.
And then goes on to add 'the now annual outpouring of grief from the USA to remember the day they became the first ever victims of terrorism'. Obviously, due to English not being my first language, I also need lessons in subtlety and irony. I bow to your superior intellect...
[i]Obviously, due to English not being my first language[/i]
[b]owing[/b] to English not being my first language. HTH.
Dry you eyes sweet cheeks.
I wonder how many Americans (with whom I share a joint nationality) spared a thought for Lance Bombardier Stephen Restorick, shot no more than 100 ft from where I was working at the time at Bessbrook Mill, South Armargh, by a US-trained sniper, using a US-made rifle, paid for by US-supplied money?
Or is it a numbers game, this terrorism thing?
AndyP - it only helps to show that youre being pedantic.
