Showing posts with label italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label italy. Show all posts
Saturday, September 19, 2026

September 19, 1926: The San Siro Opens

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September 19, 1926, 100 years ago: Nuovo Stadio Calcistico San Siro -- San Siro New Football Stadium -- opens in the San Siro section of Mi...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Each Country's Best Performance at the World Cup, 1930-2026

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Congratulations, I guess, to Spain, winners of the 2026 World Cup. I didn't want them to win -- until the Final. With the possible excep...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

July 9, 2006: Zinedine Zidane's "Coup de Boule"

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July 9, 2006, 20 years ago: The World Cup Final is held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. ABC broadcasts it in America. France play Italy. B...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

May 31, 1976: The Bicentennial Cup

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Left to right: Bobby Moore, Gerry Francis, Pelé May 31, 1976, 50 years ago: The Bicentennial Cup concludes. Set up as one of the celebratio...
Thursday, March 5, 2026

March 5, 1946: Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech

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March 5, 1946, 80 years ago:  Winston Churchill, as he had done many times before, turns a phrase that sticks in the collective consciousnes...
Monday, April 28, 2025

April 28-30, 1945: The Ends of the Dictators

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April 28, 1945, 80 years ago:  Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943, is captured by Communist partisans and exe...
Friday, March 14, 2025

March 14, 1950: A Senator Denounces Ingrid Bergman

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March 14, 1950, 70 years ago:   Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman is denounced on the floor of the U.S. Senate, for her "immorality."...
Monday, December 16, 2024

December 16, 1899: Soccer Comes to Italy

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Herbert Kilpin December 16, 1899, 125 years ago:  The Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club is founded in Milan, Lombardy. Its founder is an expa...
Thursday, November 14, 2024

November 14, 1934: The Battle of Highbury

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Left to right: Italy Captain Attilio Ferraris, referee Otto Olsson, England Captain Eddie Hapgood November 14, 1934, 90 years ago:  The most...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

July 17, 1994: The World Cup Final On American Soil

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The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, July 17, 1994. Attendance: 94,194. July 17, 1994, 30 years ago:  For the 1st time, the Final of soccer...