Today's the Day

[cloughie]

Good to see this thread resurrected.

Unfortunately, 550 years ago this was not a good day for Lancastrians (one of which I claim to be, as Merseyside came later!):

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f...58e3c85b424090

A C15th Friendly fire?

[Pulcinella]

The outcome of another battle, Culloden, 275 years ago today, was also influenced by the weather:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rain-and-cloud-benighted-jacobites-at-culloden-q6zqw90p3?shareToken=58edbabc00f87cb9d0c48c569a29dbb0

[cloughie]

The outcome of another battle, Culloden, 275 years ago today, was also influenced by the weather:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/r...c48c569a29dbb0

Hey Pulc, are you studying Historical Meteorology?

[Pulcinella]

Hey Pulc, are you studying Historical Meteorology?

Not at all, but the writer of the daily Weather column in the Times seems to be, and I thought that his reports/comments were interesting and worth sharing, as I'm allowed to.


They've certainly made me think: What if...?
Where would we be now if the other side had won in either case?

[cloughie]

Not at all, but the writer of the daily Weather column in the Times seems to be, and I thought that his reports/comments were interesting and worth sharing, as I'm allowed to.


They've certainly made me think: What if...?
Where would we be now if the other side had won in either case?

Like if Al Gore hadn’t been AmBushed!

[antongould]

Harriet Quimby Day ......

[LMcD]

Among those born on June 29th were Aare Merikanto (1893), Rafael Kubelik (1914) and Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963).

[vinteuil]

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on this day in 1950, in Brazil, the England football team were beaten 1-0 by the US




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[LMcD]

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on this day in 1950, in Brazil, the England football team were beaten 1-0 by the US




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Ah, yes, but these days we tend to lose to countries with smaller populations, like Croatia and Iceland.