On This Week – 27th February 2017
27th – Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese Sumo wrestler was born on this day in 1895. He reached...
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Posted by Margaret Roberts | Feb 27, 2017 | This Week in Sport & Leisure History | 0
27th – Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese Sumo wrestler was born on this day in 1895. He reached...
Read MorePosted by Luke J Harris | Feb 27, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], General, Olympics | 0
On April 5 1919, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) determined that Antwerp in Belgium...
Read MorePosted by Gary James | Feb 23, 2017 | British Society of Sports History [BSSH], Football, Team Sports | 0
In April 1981 Bobby Robson’s glamorous Ipswich Town team appeared to be heading towards a...
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20th – On this day in 1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City. In 1877...
Read MorePosted by Simon Eaves | Feb 20, 2017 | General | 0
When America awoke on the morning of 15th December 1919, the world had changed irrevocably. Many...
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