On this day in history...

[Lianachan]

I've kind of let this slip a bit...

July 5th 1811: Venezuela declares independence from Spain.

July 6th 1779: Battle of Grenada - a naval battle between France and Britain as part of the American War of Independence. French victory (huzzah!).

[Arneb]

July 7th, 1985:A 17 yo boy from an obscure German small town, Leimen, wins Wimbledon.
Yes, because not only can I not count backwards, neither can I get dates right. But you all fell for it, so sue me.

[Heid the Ba]

Maybe you are in the Southern hemisphere so time swirls in the opposite direction?

[Lianachan]

Maybe you are in the Southern hemisphere so time swirls in the opposite direction?

I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

Also:

July 7th 1978: Solomon Islands obtain independence from Perfidious Albion. Huzzah!

[Heid the Ba]

July 7th, 1985:A 17 yo boy from an obscure German small town, Leimen, wins Wimbledon.

He might be yours by birth, but the English are trying to steal him away.

[Arneb]

The boy was never very bright.

And? Andy Murray still British?

[Lianachan]

The boy was never very bright.

And? Andy Murray still British?

He won Wimbledon, and Olympic gold, so he's British for ever. There large numbers of English people who hate him, though, saying on twitter that he should have been killed in the Dunblane school massacre (he was in the school at the time) and suchlike.

[Heid the Ba]

The boy was never very bright.

Indeed, he had at least one shot he should have made sure was out.

[Arneb]

Didn't they call him boom-boom Boris over on the Isles? How very appropriate.

[Lianachan]

July 8th 2011: Launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis for STS-135, the last shuttle mission.

[Arneb]

July8th, 2014: At Mineiro Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brasil's national football team, "a Seleção", suffers its worst defeat ever, 1 - 7, at the hands of the German national football team, "die Mannschaft". In an analogy to the worst football trauma Brazil had to go through, the "Maracanaço" of 1950, when Brasil lost its decisive World Championship match against Uruguay, the defeat is sometimes called the "Mineiraço".

It was a hell of a match.

[Lianachan]

July8th, 2014: At Mineiro Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brasil's national football team, "a Seleção", suffers its worst defeat ever, 1 - 7, at the hands of the German national football team, "die Mannschaft". In an analogy to the worst football trauma Brazil had to go through, the "Maracanaço" of 1950, when Brasil lost its decisive World Championship match against Uruguay, the defeat is sometimes called the "Mineiraço".

It was a hell of a match.

Quite astonishing, that game. I was supporting Brazil, as I usually do (since I was at the world cup in 1998 as a Brazil supporter, couldn't get Scotland tickets).

[Arneb]

Quite astonishing, that game. I was supporting Brazil, as I usually do (since I was at the world cup in 1998 as a Brazil supporter, couldn't get Scotland tickets).

I'd say you could have had an easier evening had you decided to root for the Arnebschaft.

I learned that today is also the 25th anniversary of Germany's third World Cup victory, in Rme, 1990. It happened under Imperial guidance and you will no doubt hear with delight that Germany beat Argentina as well as England on the road to victory.

[Lianachan]

Actually, I'm always keen to see Argentina do well too as they are one of the countries that England has a particular hatred for.

Speaking of which:

July 9th 1816: Argentina declares independence from Spain.

[Lianachan]

July 10th 138: Death of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who's famous for a big wall south of here.

[Arneb]

And? Was it any use?

[Lianachan]

You don't want me to get started, because I could go all day. In summary : yes.

[Arneb]

Actually, I'd love to hear about this all day, maybe on a good, long walk with more than few beers in the pub afterwards. But I'll take your yes as the concise, what do they call it nowadays, take-home message.

[Lianachan]

July 11th 1274: Birth of Robert the Bruce, later to become King of Scots.
July 12th 1937: Birth of Bill Cosby, later to become a shit comedian and serial sex offender.
July 13th 1942: Birth of Harrison Ford, later to star in some of my favourite films.

Oh, and

Actually, I'd love to hear about this all day, maybe on a good, long walk with more than few beers in the pub afterwards.

sounds great.

[Arneb]

I can't let this one pass:

July 13, 2014: Ve arr Chämpionnts off ze Vorld again!

[Heid the Ba]

Oh, and

Actually, I'd love to hear about this all day, maybe on a good, long walk with more than few beers in the pub afterwards.

sounds great.

I'm in. Maybe a curry as well?

[Arneb]

Haggis, neeps and tatties?

[Мастер]

On this day, July 13, in the year 2015, almost at the end of the east Asian day, Мастер received news that makes life worth living.

[Arneb]

So did they finally let you out?

[Мастер]

They did. Or, at least, they are saying they did.