Daily Archives: August 28, 2013

HM/SM Conqueror

Posted on August 28, 2013 by irishroverpei

This day (August 28th) in history Churchill-class nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror was launched on 28 August 1969 in Birkenhead. She remains the only nuclear submarine known to have torpedoed an enemy ship, the latter being the General Belgrano during the … Continue reading →

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I Have A Dream

Posted on August 28, 2013 by irishroverpei

Fifty years ago today Martin Luther King Jr made that amazing speech at the Lincoln Memorial, “I have a Dream today”. What moving words were used on that momentous occasion and heard by the throngs of African Americans and whites … Continue reading →

Posted in family, politics, veterans | Tagged Beatles, Belfast, fan club, Ganges, Ireland, John Lennon, Kogan, Love you, miss you., Opera House, RIP, Russian parents, side door, Tennesse Waltz | 1 Comment

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