England 1966 and other big 60's events

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:59 pm

All I'll say is:
1967 - Vienna - Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String
1969 - Madrid - Lulu - Boom-Bang-A-Bang (4 way tie)

Even though I'm only 18.

Not forgetting Monday 6th May 1968 - Swansea City 0 Hartlepools United 2 - a day that will forever go down in history.

And a young lad by the name of Brian Clough...don't know, who he is, like. :grin:

The Profumo affair.

Kennedy assasination.

Martin Luther King assasination.

Vietnam War.

Hippies.

Rumble in the Jungle.

threepintwonder · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:43 pm

the troubles

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:40 pm

I remember staying up till the early hours to watch Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. The rest of the family had all gone off to bed. When I went to school the next day and asked who else had watched, nobody had. I couldn't believe it. Do you think they all knew it was just in a Film studio in Hollywood, and I was the only one who fell for it?

I don't want to repeat the pain of my '66 memories. banghead

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37273

The 66 World Cup...the old man bought me and my brother Airfix kits to keep us quiet during the match...double win there :laugh:

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

I reckon I was the closest to the world cup final of 66.
I was born the day before, July 29th 1966 at Hammersmith hospital just a stones throw from Wembley :razz:

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:05 pm

Batman was a major tv programme for me :grin:

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:08 pm

I'm surprised the Suez Crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis aren't up there. My parents say they were the two biggest events in their memory of the 60s.

Interesting fact - the day Kennedy was assassinated, my mam was watching the Beatles live in Stockton. :shock:

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:27 am

Wasn't the Suez Crisis a 50's thing???

Frodraff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:46 am

Dyke House Youth Club and the Beatles, Love Me Do. Didn't like anything else of the Beatles until Rubber Soul.

P.M.T. · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:14 pm **Posts:** 968

Galleys Field winning the town cup at the Vic beating Dyke House 6-0 in the final (1965)

rolfl

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:36 am

30th - 31st August, 1969
Wooton, Isle of Wight
I was there. :grin:

As for THAT match, I was on a bus down to Wiltshire at the time so we had to make do with the radio. :evil:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:37 am

Frodraff wrote:

Dyke House Youth Club and the Beatles, Love Me Do.

Hey, I remember hearing Love me Do at Dyke house Youffy!

England 1966 and other big 60's events

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