Wednesday, 13 September 2006 On This Day : Sep 13 September 13 533- Belisarius and his legions defeated Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage , and began the “Reconquest of the West” under Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. 1814 - The bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore inspired Francis Scott Key to write ” The Star-Spangled Banner ,” which later became the national anthem of the United States. 1847- Mexican-American War : Six teenagers known as Los Niños Héroes fought to their death defending the military academy at Castillo de Chapultepec in Mexico City during the Battle of Chapultepec. 1987- Goiânia accident : A radioactive item was stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating hundreds of people. 1993 - After rounds of secret negotiations in Norway, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (pictured with U.S. President Bill Clinton ) formally signed the Oslo Peace Accords. [listening to: 16 - R.E.M - (Don`T Back To) Rockvil - R.E.M ] 4:58:37 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! Random St Kilda has lost its way Here I was thinking the footy season was now over, and then boom the bombshell hit on Tuesday. This news story is dominating all others. The Age St Kilda top job vacant as Thomas exits The Age, Australia - 11 hours ago St Kilda’s extraordinary decision to sack Grant Thomas on the back of three straight AFL finals appearances has opened up a remarkably attractive coaching vacancy. St Kilda restores law and order The Australian Unconventional coach the victim of his own spin The Age Signed, sealed sacked Sainter The Age The Australian- The Age all 60 news articles » Sunday Times.au Alves says St Kilda has lost its way Border Mail, Australia - 2 hours ago FORMER St Kilda coach Stan Alves believes the Grant Thomas sacking is a classic case of the St Kilda football club losing its way again. Freo assistant in running Sunday Times.au all 2 news articles » Backward step will fire up St Kilda RealFooty, Australia - 9 Sep 2006 LUKE Ball believes St Kilda’s best times are yet to come, defying the suggestion that his club should have enjoyed a better return from its talented list in the past three Septembers. Thomas did it his way The Australian, Australia - 7 hours ago AS OTHER coaches stressed about kids and numbers, Grant Thomas was kicking back in thongs in a shack halfway across the world. It was draft day 2004, but Thomas didn’t have a problem being on a training camp in the backblocks of South Africa. [listening to: When Horsepower Meant What It Said - Sandi Thom ] 8:16:09 AM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! My Hobbies © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 1/10/2006; 5:08:40 PM.