April 2018
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If Elvis is the King of Rock N Roll then Johnny Cash is the King pf Country and Western music, and Eric Clapton must be the King of the Blues. But only 2 of those Kings ever visited Limerick. Johnny Cash gave at least 2 concerts in Limerick. The first one on October 17, 1963,
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On April 30, 1993, then-world No. 1 Monica Seles was playing Magdalena Maleeva in the Citizen Cup Tennis tournament, an undistinguished event in Germany. Seles was up 4-3 in the second set after having won the first, and appeared to be within minutes of taking the match and moving onward. In 1990, Seles became the
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For all of you who don’t know German, the second part of the title translates to “that we will never see you again” It has always been a puzzle to me why the death of Adolf Hitler was not turned into a global holiday. Maybe it is because of fears it also may be used
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++++contains some graphic images++++++++ After the liberation of Dachau on the 29th of April 1945 a number of SS guards were tortured and executed by US troops,without a trial. Many people refer to this as a war crime and technically it was, but the horrors these troops had witnessed was beyond imagination, The brutality was
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Opinions polls are a useful toll to check the sentiments in the country, an indication of what people think. In the recent past some polls got it spectacularly wrong. But the key to a good opinion poll is how the question is worded. On April 28 1941 Gallup released the results of a poll,which they
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I am just a boy who wants to play outside I am just a boy who sometimes is a little excited I am just a boy who likes playing with toys I am just a boy , I mean no harm. I am just a boy with a mamma and a papa. I am just
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Aside from the human costs of he persecution of the Jews by the Nazis, it also had a devastating impact on culture. So many very talented painters,writers,musicians and other artists were killed because they were Jewish. Artists whose art could still have been enjoyed today,but they never got a chance. Johnny & Jones were a
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The undisputed star of the 1936 Summer Olympics was Jesse Owens, but he was not the only athlete who won go;d medals. Foy Draper was part of the gold medal relay team along with Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics. (Jesse Owens (left), Ralph Metcalfe (second left), Foy Draper (second right) and Frank Wykoff
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They did not like my smile; at least, I don’t think they did. Why else do they hate me so much? They did not like my smile, but I couldn’t help it, I’m a child, and I am supposed to be happy and cheerful. They didn’t like my kind, but I didn’t understand I was
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Have one great musician come up with a cool tune is one thing, but have another great musician enhancing that tune is just something else. I don’t think there is any one on this planet who doesn’t know Michael Jackson’s classic album ‘Thriller”. The 3rd single from that album was ‘Beat It’ it includes one
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