June 7th
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 8:07 am
It's written in the stars. Apart from it being the birthday of Tom Jones, Liam Neeson and Bear Grylls, here are some events in history also on that day foretelling our triumph in Prague.
1099 The siege of Jerusalem begins in the 1st Crusade.
1692 Port Royal, the decadent and notorious pirate city in Jamaica is destroyed by an earthquake.
1788 Day of the Tiles. Citizens lob tiles on to Royalist troops during the French Revolution.
1971 The US Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen stating that vulgar writing must be defended by the First Amendment.
2020 One of my local haunts begins serving behind locked doors during covid. And gets away with it.
So there you have it. No need to turn up. Give us the cup now.
1099 The siege of Jerusalem begins in the 1st Crusade.
1692 Port Royal, the decadent and notorious pirate city in Jamaica is destroyed by an earthquake.
1788 Day of the Tiles. Citizens lob tiles on to Royalist troops during the French Revolution.
1971 The US Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen stating that vulgar writing must be defended by the First Amendment.
2020 One of my local haunts begins serving behind locked doors during covid. And gets away with it.
So there you have it. No need to turn up. Give us the cup now.