How many 1966 teams are still alive? Only four members of the starting XI that day remain alive today in Sir Bobby Charlton, George Cohen, Geoff Hurst and Roger Hunt. A statement read: “The Stiles family are sad to announce that Nobby Stiles passed away peacefully today (30/10/2020) su...
This 1966 Excalibur has a special connection to Salem. It was the very same car used in the Bewitched episodes filmed in Salem, MA. The owner of the vehicle, “Sid” posed with his car. Below is a photo of the very same car from the Bewitched episode filmed in 1970. There were also...
In 1996, he landed in a role which was ideally suited to his musical knowledge and emcee skills when he became a team captain on the music quiz program "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"; he has appeared on all 227 episodes of the program since. He has also made regular appearanc...
Back before 1966, there was the County of London (1889-1965), but that was much smaller than the sprawling present-day Greater London. All of East London, for example, was still part of Essex (including where West Ham once played and now play, and where Leyton Orient still play). And ...
The pair first gained fame as a writing and performing team on the comedy "The Mary Whitehouse Experience," which debuted in 1991 and began as a radio program on the BBC. The duo had another successful comedy show, "Newman and Baddiel in Pieces," before their well-publicized an...
Before he was breaking cable TV records, Robertson was playing football, well enough to serve as the Louisiana Tech starting quarterback in 1966 and 1967. The team didn't perform spectacularly well during Robertson's time as QB, but he was known for an accurate arm, and by the time he ...
England's wait for a first major men's trophy since 1966 goes on after substitute Mikel Oyarzabal struck at the death as Spain inflicted a second successive European Championship final defeat on Gareth Southgate's side. Three years ...
This decade was probably the worst ever for the national team yet our failures to qualify for either the 1974 or 1978 World Cups never produced anything as lamentable as this lot. Additionally we haven't added anything from the Steve McClaren era. It's still too fresh. Too sore. When an...
The Lionesses were trying to bring a World Cup back to England for the first time since 1966, but fell just short. "They're a fantastic team. I think first half we weren't our best, second half, we definitely put the fire in," England captain Millie Bright said. "But yeah, we jus...
There are two suspension bridges close to each other. One opened in 1966, the other in 1996. With the aid of bridges, travelers can drive directly from South Wales to London without leaving a motorway. 26. Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate is a small street close to the city centre. It was once...