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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge; English army under King Harold Godwinson defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold's brother Tostig, who were both killed.




1976 Bono, David Evans, his brother Dik and Adam Clayton respond to an advertisement on a bulletin board at Mount Temple posted by fellow student Larry Mullen Jr. to form a rock band, which would eventually become U2.

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Least we should forget that one this day a 59 year old pitcher pitched three innings ... becoming the oldest pitcher ever to play a game in the major leagues: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...-three-innings

JEEZE! Three immortals in this fabulous thread!
Forget the two colorful Harolds! : A giant Norse berserker silently surveyed the Saxon army, firmly clutching a massive double-bladed greataxe in his weathered, calloused hands. A lone Viking hero granted permission by his King to die honorably in combat, tasked with defending the Stamford narrow bridge and buying time for his brethren to reorganize."But there was one of the Norwegians who withstood the English folk, so that they could not pass over the bridge, nor complete the victory." The immortal Satchel Paige who became a legend in his own lifetime by being known as perhaps the best pitcher in baseball history, by his longevity in the game 1924-1966, and by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched. Satchel's mother, Lula, would even comment on how Satchel would rather "play baseball than eat. It was always baseball, baseball... And of course fabulous public good/activist oriented U2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2 and their seventh album ACHTUNG BABY! Track one: Zoo Station All in all: for a Norwegian college grad, baseball (Giants)fanatic & diehard U2 buff, a fabulous Sunday!