Historical Events for 25th May 2024

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1660 - King Charles II of England lands at Dover harbour on his way to London during the Restoration
1787 - Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding
1810 - In the May Revolution, citizens of Buenos Aires expel the Spanish Viceroy Cisneros during Semana de Mayo
1904 - 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6
1973 - 26th Cannes Film Festival: "The Hireling" directed by Alan Bridges and "Scarecrow" directed by Jerry Schatzberg jointly awarded the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1983 - 1st US National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed
1992 - Jay Leno becomes permanent host of US talk show "The Tonight Show"
1992 - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy
1995 - The Bosnian Serb Army kills 72 youngsters in the Bosnian city of Tuzla
2002 - Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners

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[mike carey]

44 minutes ago, CoM Moderators said:

2002 - Super Rugby Final, Jade Stadium, Christchurch: Crusaders win 4th title with a 31-13 thumping of the ACT Brumbies; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens boots 3 penalties, 2 conversions and a dropped goal for the winners

And we had our first win against the Crusaders in 16 years last weekend!