Today in History: 1989 – Grandstand sports newsroom brawl
On the BBC Sports show Grandstand, as presenter Desmond Lynam talked about upcoming events to be covered, such as the Grand National at Aintree and US Masters Golf, a fight broke out behind him in the newsroom. As the fight escalated, Lynam continued to calmly discuss the news, assuring the audience that, “We’ll continue to do our best to cover sport in the way that you like, backed up by our highly professional team.”
See the footage here
Read about more sports related hoaxes here
Also on this day:
1919 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: With Montreal Canadiens (NHL) & Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) tied at 2-2-1, trophy not awarded due to worldwide flu epidemic
1926 Montreal Maroons’ Clint Benedict becomes first NHL goalie to record 3 straight playoff shutouts, in a 3-0 win against the visiting Victoria Cougars in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Championship series
1930 Chicago Cubs catcher Leo Hartnett breaks the altitude record for a catch by gloving a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, California
1930 American golfer Bobby Jones starts his Grand Slam season by winning the Southeastern Open by 13 strokes over Horton Smith at the Forest Hills-Ricker Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia
1931 Jackie Mitchell becomes the second female (after Lizzie Arlington 1898) in organised baseball when she signs with the Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball Club
1933 England cricket batsman Wally Hammond smashes 34 fours, 10 sixes in a Test record unbeaten 336 in the drawn 2nd Test against New Zealand in Auckland
1938 World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5th round of their title bout in Chicago; 3rd defence by Louis
1948 Fast bowler Hines Johnson has match figures of 10-96 on debut in West Indies 4th cricket Test win v England in Kingston, Jamaica; first fast bowler to take 10 wickets in a single Test for West Indies
1953 West Indian cricket batsmen Frank Worrell (237), Clyde Walcott (118) and Everton Weekes (109) all make centuries in 1st innings of drawn 5th Test v India in Kingston, Jamaica
1954 Detroit Red Wings right wing Gordie Howe scores 2 goals and an assist, and sets a Stanley Cup playoff record for fastest goal from the start of a game (:09) in a 4-3 2OT win over Toronto in Game 5 of the Semi-Finals
1978 132nd Grand National: Bob Davies aboard 14/1 chance Lucius wins by half a length from Sebastian V
1981 Japanese athlete runs for 26 days instead of 26 miles in London Marathon
2005 Dunlop release left handed golf balls
2007 American super swimmer Michael Phelps smashes his own world record in the 400m individual medley (4:06.22) to win his record 7th gold medal at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia
2010 iPad launch their iFit series
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1987 Oliver Turvey - English auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 2014)
1986 Ireen Wüst - Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3,000m 2006, 14; 1500m 2010, 14; team 2014; World All-round C’ship gold x 7)
1976 Clarence Seedorf - Dutch soccer midfielder (87 caps; AC Milan, Ajax, Real Madrid) and manager (AC Milan, Deportivo La Coruña, Cameroon)
1957 David Gower - English Cricket Batsman and captain (117 Tests; 8,231 runs @ 44.25; 18 x 100; 114 ODIs)
1948 J. J. Williams - Welsh rugby union winger (30 caps Wales, 7 British & Irish Lions; Grand Slam 1976, 78)
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2015 Eddie LeBaron - American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1955, 57, 58, 62; Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys)
2013 Nicolae Martinescu - Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972)
2001 Jo-Jo Moore - American baseball left fielder (MLB All Star 1934–38, 40; World Series 1933; NY Giants)
1987 Henri Cochet - French tennis player (French Open 1926, 28, 30, 32; Wimbledon 1927, 29; US Open 1928)
1924 Stan Rowley - Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900)
Holidays on this day
Assyrian New Year
Boomer Bonus Days
Edible Book Day
Fossil Fools Day
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day - (First Friday in April)
International Fun at Work Day - (April 1st, unless it falls on weekend, then the first Thursday in April)
International Kids Yoga Day - (First Friday in April)
International Tatting Day
Library Snap Shot Day
Lupus Alert Day
Myles Day
National Atheist Day
National Fun Day
National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day
National Kids Yoga Day - (First Friday in April)
National Love For Our Children Day
National One Cent Day
National Sourdough Bread Day
National Trombone Players Day
National Walk to Work Day - (First Friday of April)
Pascua Florida Day - (Usually on April 2nd)
Poetry & The Creative Mind Day
Reading is Funny Day
St. Stupid Day
Student Government Day - (First Friday in April)
U.S. Air Force Academy Day
The Funnies:
On the Menu Today – Blackberry Fool
I couldn’t think of anything more appropriate than a fruit fool, so here’s the best looking recipe I found.
This recipe is from Jamie Oliver
Ingredients
- 1 vanilla pod
- 500 g blackberries
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 lemon
- 330 ml double cream
- 200 ml fat-free Greek yoghurt
Method
- Halve the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds, then place in a large pan along with 350g of the berries, the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to the boil over a medium heat.
- Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until syrupy and the berries are soft but holding their shape. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk the cream to form peaks, fold through the yogurt and swirl through a third of the syrup.
- Layer the rest of the syrup and cream in dessert glasses, garnish with syrup and fresh berries.
Quote of the Day:
“I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.”
― Alan Coren
Comic of the Day:
Mouseover: “Protip: Even without the red spiders, never have that conversation halfway through a balloon ride.”
Image Credit:
xkcd: Bad Timing
Explain XKCD:
427: Bad Timing - explain xkcd
Inspirobot Always Controversial, Occasionally Inspirational Quote of the Day:
Read @repairatrooper 's foolish Spark! here . Don’t forget to leave some spice!
