This time 72 years ago Winston Churchill was giving his famous “We shall fight on the beaches…” speech
And 38years ago Sunningdale collapsed.
Jesus can’t believe it’s that long ago. Feels like last week.
68 years ago today. Our boys led the assault to free Europe from Nazism:
I’d suppose it’s understandable that Jesus would have a poor feel for relative time gaps given he’s been around in one shape or form for all eternity.
Ninety years ago the battle of Dublin really kicked off in the Civil War. Collins was busy taking delivery of Britsh artillery. JJ O’Connell had been captured by the Irregulars. Ernie O’Malley was dividing in in the Public Records Office of the Four Courts.
On this day 18 years ago, the Dutch sent us on our merry way out of the '94 World Cup 
I remember RTÉ ended their coverage that day with Bruce Springsteen’s Independence Day.
Well say goodbye, it’s Independence Day…
5 years ago today
Waterford and Cork drew
Limerick beat Clare
Kevin Lynch passed away 31 years ago today.
RIP.
1 August 1944 at 5pm the start of the Warsaw uprising. Where the remnants of the Polish army and civilians rose up against the Nazi oppressors. They held out for 63 days at a cost of 20000 people. The Soviets sat on the other side of the river and did nothing to help them. God bless the defenders of Warsaw.
MTV launched this day 31 years ago.
99 years ago today James Larkin and James Connolly led the workers of Dublin to the lockout.
Two great heroes of the time.
Smells Like Teen Spirit was released 21 years ago today. Fucking hell that was a quick 21 years
DP
Blissful Ignorance Commemorated On Annual 9/10 Anniversary
NEW YORK—In cities and communities throughout the nation today, Americans gathered by the thousands to commemorate the blissful ignorance of Sept. 10, 2001. “Every year at this time, we pause to remember that momentous late summer day when our nation was united in delightful complacency, utterly oblivious to anything that was happening outside our own borders,” New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a 9/10 memorial event, adding that 11 years ago today, Americans were happily unaware of where Afghanistan was on a map or what al-Qaeda was, but happy nonetheless. “None of us should ever forget the events of 9/10—the Broncos Monday night victory over the Giants, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 2.15 points in moderate trading—which profoundly touched us all by keeping us joyously unmindful of the wider world and the growing anti-American sentiment that was about to be unleashed. We must never forget.” As per tradition, the nation’s 9/10 ceremonies concluded with the tolling of bells, candle-lightings, and the annual name-reading of those Americans who naively went to bed that night thinking everything would always be okay.
Bad form
The Onion makes bad form into an artistry.
Andy Murray became a Grand Slam champion on this day in 2012. 