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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Tottenham | | | |  Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - 1985 - Events
1985 - January.
January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone).
January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland
January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes.
January 21 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office.
January 23 - A debate in the British House of Lords is televised for the f ...
See also:1985, 1985 - Events, 1985 - January, 1985 - February, 1985 - March, 1985 - April, 1985 - May, 1985 - June, 1985 - July, 1985 - August, 1985 - September, 1985 - October, 1985 - November, 1985 - December, 1985 - Environmental and weather change, 1985 - Unknown date, 1985 - Births, 1985 - Deaths, 1985 - Nobel Prizes, 1985 - Templeton Prize, 1985 - Right Livelihood Award Read more here: » 1985: Encyclopedia II - 1985 - Events |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Derek Laud - Early career Laud became a researcher working for Conservative Members of Parliament in the mid-1980s. He fought a seat in Wandsworth council's Graveney ward in May 1986, and won 937 votes, not quite enough to secure a seat. He gained some notability as the only black member of the Monday Club.
During his career, Laud has written speeches for several well-known Conservatives including Margaret Thatcher, Michael Heseltine and Alan Clark. He is mentioned in John Major's autobiography. Moving on from Westminster, he was employed in the City of London ...
See also:Derek Laud, Derek Laud - Early career, Derek Laud - Parliamentary candidacy, Derek Laud - Fox hunting, Derek Laud - As a Big Brother contestant, Derek Laud - More recent events, Derek Laud - Conservative friends Read more here: » Derek Laud: Encyclopedia II - Derek Laud - Early career |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Croydon North UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries This electorate includes Thornton Heath, Norbury, West Croydon, Selhurst and parts of South and Upper Norwood. The Boundary Commission has agreed changes to come into force at the next general election, taking in small areas to the south from Croydon Central in South Norwood and central Croydon.
Croydon's three constituencies are contiguous with the boundaries of the London Borough of Croydon. The constituency borders the seats of Carshalton and Wallington, Mitcham and Morden, Streatham, Dulwich and We ...
See also:Croydon North UK Parliament constituency, Croydon North UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Croydon North UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Croydon North UK Parliament constituency - Election results Read more here: » Croydon North UK Parliament constituency: Encyclopedia II - Croydon North UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Aston Villa F.C. - History Aston Villa Football Club was formed in March 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Aston, Birmingham. Members of the Aston Villa cricket team were looking for a way to stay fit during the winter months and decided to adopt the new sport of football. The 'Four Founding Fathers' were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood.
Aston Villa's first match was against the local Aston Brook St Mary's Rugby team and as a condition of the match, the Villa side had to agree to play the first ha ...
See also:Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa F.C. - History, Aston Villa F.C. - The ups and downs of the 1980s, Aston Villa F.C. - The 1990s: more mixed fortunes, Aston Villa F.C. - Recent years, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Honours, Aston Villa F.C. - Club Colours, Aston Villa F.C. - Managers, Aston Villa F.C. - Current squad, Aston Villa F.C. - Players out on loan, Aston Villa F.C. - Notable Players, Aston Villa F.C. - Appearance Records, Aston Villa F.C. - All Time Leading Goalscorers, Aston Villa F.C. - Other Items of Interest, Aston Villa F.C. - Related Links Read more here: » Aston Villa F.C.: Encyclopedia II - Aston Villa F.C. - History |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Rathfarnham - History
Rathfarnham - Military Road.
Rathfarnham is the start of the infamous Military Road. This road through the Wicklow Mountains (still in use for mainly tourist traffic) was built at the beginning of the 19th Century to open up the Wicklow Mountains to the English Military to assist them in putting down the insurgents who were hiding in the Wicklow Mountains after the Irish Rebellion of 179 ...
See also:Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham - Famous people associated with Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham - History, Rathfarnham - Military Road, Rathfarnham - Early history of Rathfarnham, Rathfarnham - Rathfarnham Road, Rathfarnham - Lower Dodder Road, Rathfarnham - The Motte and Bailey, Rathfarnham - The Old Graveyard, Rathfarnham - Rathfarnham Village, Rathfarnham - Rathfarnham Lower, Rathfarnham - Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham - Whitehall, Rathfarnham - Berwick House, Rathfarnham - Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham - The Ponds, Rathfarnham - Grange Road to Harold’s Grange and Taylors Grange, Rathfarnham - St Enda’s, Rathfarnham - Priory, Rathfarnham - Pubs, Rathfarnham - Buglers, Rathfarnham - The Rathfarnham House, Rathfarnham - The Castle Inn, Rathfarnham - The Eden, Rathfarnham - The Old Orchard, Rathfarnham - The Tuning Fork, Rathfarnham - Yellow House, Rathfarnham - The Battle of Rathmines, Rathfarnham - Adam Clayton Read more here: » Rathfarnham: Encyclopedia II - Rathfarnham - History |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Ross McWhirter - Death On November 27, 1975, Ross McWhirter was shot dead by two Irish Republican Army gunmen. Mr McWhirter was hit at close range in the head and chest at 18:45 GMT. He was taken to a local hospital, but died soon after being admitted. The two gunmen are thought to have waited in the garden of the couple's Enfield house for an hour while Mr McWhirter was in the house preparing to go out to the theatre. When his wife arrived home, she got out of her blue Ford Granada and was approached by two men holding pistols. She ran into the house as her husba ...
See also:Ross McWhirter, Ross McWhirter - Early Life, Ross McWhirter - Sports, Ross McWhirter - Television, Ross McWhirter - Political activity, Ross McWhirter - Death, Ross McWhirter - Selected bibliography Read more here: » Ross McWhirter: Encyclopedia II - Ross McWhirter - Death |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Shepherd's Bush - Shepherd's Bush Green The area's focal point is Shepherd's Bush Green, a large triangular patch of open grass, of approx 8 acres, surrounded by trees and roads with a couple of tennis courts.
Shepherd's Bush is thought to have been named after the area which shepherds were said to use as a meadow. However, it is also thought that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppards Bush Green".
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See also:Shepherd's Bush, Shepherd's Bush - Shepherd's Bush Green, Shepherd's Bush - Population, Shepherd's Bush - Places of interest, Shepherd's Bush - Transport, Shepherd's Bush - Associations with entertainment Read more here: » Shepherd's Bush: Encyclopedia II - Shepherd's Bush - Shepherd's Bush Green |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Steve Nash - Biography
Steve Nash - Early years.
Steve Nash was born in South Africa because of his father's soccer career, but the family relocated to Canada before he was two years old because they did not want to raise their children in an environment of apartheid. As his mother Jean later said, "I didn't want our son to grow up in a place where one group of people was second-class citizens."
Steve comes from an athletic family. His father John Nash was a minor professional soccer player in South Africa. Martin Nash, Steve's ...
See also:Steve Nash, Steve Nash - Biography, Steve Nash - Early years, Steve Nash - College, Steve Nash - First stint in Phoenix, Steve Nash - Dallas, Steve Nash - Second stint in Phoenix, Steve Nash - MVP 2005: Nash as a remarkable anomaly, Steve Nash - International Career, Steve Nash - Strengths and Weaknesses, Steve Nash - Off the Court, Steve Nash - Career Summary, Steve Nash - Career averages, Steve Nash - Career Best averages, Steve Nash - Career Transactions Read more here: » Steve Nash: Encyclopedia II - Steve Nash - Biography |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - History
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Early years.
In 1882 the Hotspur Football Club was formed by young men and teenagers from a local grammar school and Hotspur cricket club. It is thought that the name Hotspur was associated with Sir Henry Percy (Sir Harry Hotspur) who lived locally in the 14th Century. The team later became Tottenham Hotspur to distinguish itse ...
See also:Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - History, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Early years, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Tottenham Hotspur joins the Football League, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - After the Great War, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - The Twenties and Thirties, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Post-war Push-and-Run, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Bill Nicholson's Glory Glory era, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Keith Burkinshaw: the Quiet Man, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Shreeve and Pleat: the Nearly Men, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Hitting the headlines with El Tel, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Ossie Ardiles fails to deliver, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Much Promise but Little Success, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Another dream fails: Hoddle and Pleat again, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Going Continental: Jol, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Honours, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Domestic, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Europe, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Other, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Youth team, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Tottenham's full record in European competitions, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Tottenham's Premiership Record, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - When the Year ends in one, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Current Squad, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Out on loan, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Other players with professional contracts, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Club officials, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Managers, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Past players of note, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - Popular Spurs chants Read more here: » Tottenham Hotspur F.C.: Encyclopedia II - Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - History |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - The Blitz - Prelude After the fall of France, the Battle of Britain began in July 1940. From July to September, the Luftwaffe pursued a strategy of directly challenging the British Royal Air Force in an attempt to gain air superiority as a prelude to a planned seaborne and land invasion (see Operation Sealion). This involved the large-scale bombardment of British airfields in an effort to destroy the RAF's ability to combat an invasion. The RAF suffered a high rate of attrition of both aircraft and pilots, although the Germans never committed more than a thir ...
See also:The Blitz, The Blitz - Prelude, The Blitz - The start of the Blitz, The Blitz - The second phase, The Blitz - The third phase, The Blitz - Baedeker Blitz, The Blitz - Outcome of the Blitz, The Blitz - Major sites structures and churches damaged or destroyed in the Blitz, The Blitz - External link Read more here: » The Blitz: Encyclopedia II - The Blitz - Prelude |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - 2005-06 in English football - Transfer deals
2005-06 in English football - Summer transfer window.
The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August.
16 May 2005 - Paul Stalteri from Werder Bremen to Spurs, free
17 May 2005 - Patrik Berger from Portsmouth to Aston Villa, free
20 May 2005 - Aaron Hughes from Newcastle United to Aston Villa, £1m
26 May 2005 - Simon Davies from Tottenham Hotspur to Everton, £4m
30 May 2005 - Edu from Arsenal to Valencia, free
1 June 2 ...
See also:2005-06 in English football, 2005-06 in English football - Overview, 2005-06 in English football - Events, 2005-06 in English football - National team, 2005-06 in English football - Honours, 2005-06 in English football - Transfer deals, 2005-06 in English football - Summer transfer window, 2005-06 in English football - January transfer window, 2005-06 in English football - Deaths Read more here: » 2005-06 in English football: Encyclopedia II - 2005-06 in English football - Transfer deals |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Alfred Waterhouse - London practice In 1865 Waterhouse was one of the architects selected to compete for the Royal Courts of Justice. The new University Club was undertaken in 1866. In 1868 and nine years after his work on the Manchester Assize Courts, another competition secured for Waterhouse the design of Manchester Town Hall, where he was able to show a firmer and more original handling of the Gothic style. The same year he was involved in rebuilding part of Caius College, Cambridge; this was not his first university work, for he had already worked on Balliol College, Oxford in 1867, and the n ...
See also:Alfred Waterhouse, Alfred Waterhouse - Early life, Alfred Waterhouse - London practice, Alfred Waterhouse - Recognition, Alfred Waterhouse - Later life Read more here: » Alfred Waterhouse: Encyclopedia II - Alfred Waterhouse - London practice |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Bermondsey - History of Bermondsey
Bermondsey - 11th century.
The area was originally named "Beormund's Ey", Beormund being a Saxon personal name, "ey" being Old Norse for "island". At this time it would have been little more than a marshy riverside island. A community of Cluniac monks established Bermondsey Abbey on the site in 1082 and began the development of the area, cultivating the land and embanking the riverside. They turned an adjacent tidal inlet at the mouth of the River Neckinger into a dock, nam ...
See also:Bermondsey, Bermondsey - History of Bermondsey, Bermondsey - 11th century, Bermondsey - 17th century, Bermondsey - 18th century, Bermondsey - 19th century, Bermondsey - 20th century, Bermondsey - Places of interest in Bermondsey, Bermondsey - Nearest places Read more here: » Bermondsey: Encyclopedia II - Bermondsey - History of Bermondsey |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Brøndby IF - History
Brøndby IF - Early years.
Brøndby IF were founded on December 3, 1964 as a merger between two small clubs, Brøndbyvester IF and Brøndbyøster IF, and started out as an amateur club in the 6th of the 11 Danish leagues, the Serie 1, where they finished their two first seasons in fourth place. Among the players of the early years was Per Bjerregaard, a doctor who had moved to Copenhagen from Jutland, and who would later play an instrumental part in Brøndby's success. In 1967, the club hired coach Leif Andersen ...
See also:Brøndby IF, Brøndby IF - History, Brøndby IF - Early years, Brøndby IF - Professional football, Brøndby IF - European success, Brøndby IF - Recent years, Brøndby IF - Squads and players, Brøndby IF - Current A-squad, Brøndby IF - Departed players, Brøndby IF - Noted players, Brøndby IF - Managers, Brøndby IF - Achievements, Brøndby IF - Records, Brøndby IF - Trivia, Brøndby IF - Notes Read more here: » Brøndby IF: Encyclopedia II - Brøndby IF - History |
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| | | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - West Bromwich Albion F.C. - History
West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Fin de siecle 1878 - 1914.
One of the first twelve clubs to be invited by William McGregor to be members of the Football League that started on 8 September 1888. West Bromwich Albion also reached the FA Cup final fives times in a decade before the turn of the century.
West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Inter-war and the championship 1919 - 1939.
The war-time diaspora of a promising young team did not stop individuals from remaining active footballers ...
See also:West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion F.C. - History, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Fin de siecle 1878 - 1914, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Inter-war and the championship 1919 - 1939, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Post-war renaissance 1945 - 1963, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Astle and after 1964 - 1977, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - The Atkinson era 1978 - 1981, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Decline and fall 1982 - 1999, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - The Megson era 2000 - 2004, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Bryan Robson: Battling For Survival 2004 - present, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Honours, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current first team squad, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Out on loan, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - List of managers, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - List of chairmen, West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Bibliography Read more here: » West Bromwich Albion F.C.: Encyclopedia II - West Bromwich Albion F.C. - History |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - 1985 - Events
1985 - January.
January 1 - The first British mobile phone call is made (by Ernie Wise to Vodafone).
January 3 - Finnish government announces that a Soviet cruise missile has fallen into Inarinjärvi lake in Finnish Lapland
January 17 - British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes.
January 21 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term in office.
January 23 - A debate in the British House of Lords is televised for the first time.
January 31 - At 12:20am Nicholas Haring was born!! Let us al ...
See also:1985, 1985 - Events, 1985 - January, 1985 - February, 1985 - March, 1985 - April, 1985 - May, 1985 - June, 1985 - July, 1985 - August, 1985 - September, 1985 - October, 1985 - November, 1985 - December, 1985 - Environmental and weather change, 1985 - Unknown date, 1985 - Births, 1985 - Deaths, 1985 - Nobel Prizes, 1985 - Templeton Prize, 1985 - Right Livelihood Award Read more here: » 1985: Encyclopedia II - 1985 - Events |
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| | | | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - FA Premier League 1995-96 - Comments on each team MANCHESTER UNITED (CHAMPIONS): Alex Ferguson's massive gamble on replacing experience with youth paid off as they achieved a unique double double.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (2ND): Newcastle led the Premiership table by 10 points on Christmas Day but a slump during the final three months of the season saw them overhauled by Manchester United.
LIVERPOOL (3RD): Liverpool's outside chances of a double double were wiped out by a few slip ups in the Premiership and an F.A Cup final defeat by Manchester United.
ASTON VILLA (4TH): Brian Little's new-look Villa side ...
See also:FA Premier League 1995-96, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Europe runs rings around the Premiership, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Wealthier? Greedier? Crazier?, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Alex Ferguson's Youth Policy, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Management changes, FA Premier League 1995-96 - The Manchester United 'Double Double' Glory, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Aston Villa's progress, FA Premier League 1995-96 - European qualifiers, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Going down....., FA Premier League 1995-96 - Player Awards, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Final League Table, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Comments on each team, FA Premier League 1995-96 - Top goal scorers Read more here: » FA Premier League 1995-96: Encyclopedia II - FA Premier League 1995-96 - Comments on each team |
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| | | | | Tottenham: Encyclopedia II - Piccadilly Line - History
Piccadilly Line - The beginnings.
The Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) (its original title) was one of several controlled by the Underground Electric Railways Co of London Ltd, whose chief director was Charles Tyson Yerkes, although he himself died before any of his schemes could come to fruition. There had been, in 1902, 26 Bills before Parliament to construct tube railways in London, and it required a Parliamentary Committee to decide on the most worthy of them a ...
See also:Piccadilly Line, Piccadilly Line - History, Piccadilly Line - The beginnings, Piccadilly Line - Later changes, Piccadilly Line - 2005 terrorist attack, Piccadilly Line - Infrastructure, Piccadilly Line - Rolling Stock, Piccadilly Line - Signalling, Piccadilly Line - Map, Piccadilly Line - Stations, Piccadilly Line - Cockfosters branch, Piccadilly Line - Heathrow branch, Piccadilly Line - Uxbridge branch, Piccadilly Line - Closed Stations on the Piccadilly line Read more here: » Piccadilly Line: Encyclopedia II - Piccadilly Line - History |
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