Friday, 16 June 2006 On This Day : June 16 June 16: Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland; Youth Day in South Africa 1487 - The Battle of Stoke Field , the final battle of the Wars of the Roses , was fought. 1745 - During King George’s War, British colonial forces led by William Pepperrell captured the French stronghold at Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island after a six-week siege. 1846- Pius IX was elected pope , beginning the longest reign of all popes since the days of the apostles. 1963- Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova ( pictured ) became the first woman in space. 1976- Police in Soweto, South Africa opened fire on schoolchildren protesting against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in township schools , triggering a series of nationwide demonstrations, strikes, riots and violence. [listening to: Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton ] 11:54:26 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek • Random Saints Destroyed by Crows The Saints had their biggest loss of the season tonight. The crows were just too good. The crows were a machine - well drilled, well executed. The Saints were a shambles. And I was there live to witness this carnage. I felt good going to the game. It had been 2 seasons since I had witnessed a loss. I’m going to be miserable for a while. My tipping is going to suck this week too. ST KILDA: 2.1, 3.7, 5.10, 8.12 (60) ADELAIDE: 5.3, 10.7, 13.12, 18.15 (123) GOALS – St Kilda: Riewoldt 2, Milne 2, Goddard, Gehrig, McQualter, Ackland Adelaide: Hentschel 3, Ricciuto 2, Thompson 2, McGregor 2, Biglands 2, Reilly 2, Bode, Goodwin, Stevens, McLeod, Shirley BEST – St Kilda: Goddard, Baker, Ball, Peckett, S Fisher Adelaide: Goodwin, Massie, Edwards, Stevens, McLeod, Mattner, Johncock, Shirley, Reilly INJURIES – St Kilda: Harvey (hamstring), Hudghton (knee) Adelaide: Nil CHANGES - Adelaide: Burton (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Vince REPORTS - Nil UMPIRES - Vozzo, Meredith, McInerney CROWD - 34,170 at Telstra Dome Ruthless Crows destroy Saints FOX SPORTS, Australia ADELAIDE clinically steam-rolled St Kilda by 63 points at Telstra Dome tonight, leaving the Saints barely hanging in the top eight, let alone looking like premiership contenders. Crows crush Saints sportal.com.au McLeod wait-and-see on surgery Advertiser Adelaide Crows destroy Saints by 63 points Sydney Morning Herald all 6 related » [listening to: Ain’t That a Kick in the Head - Dean Martin ] 11:00:36 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies • My Interests © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 10:42:28 AM.