Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’
Sept. 13, 1899: New Yorker Becomes First U.S. Pedestrian Killed by Car
1899: Henry Bliss becomes the first pedestrian known to be killed by an automobile in North America.Bliss, a Manhattan real estate salesman, had just stepped off a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West (a few blocks south of the American Museum of Natural History) when he was struck by a passing taxicab. It knocked [...]
Calls For France – Ireland Soccer Rematch Grow
PARIS (LinkParis.com) - If you think American politicians can be stubborn you've never met soccer's world governing body, FIFA. The stodgy, old-school organization has rejected calls for a rematch between France and Ireland after France superstar striker Thierry Henry "stole" a World Cup spot from the Irish on Wednesday night.Mr. Henry, [...]
