CSB - Today in History - June 12

Today in History - June 12

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Country Sport Breakfast with Brian Kelly on
gold Sport Today in History.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Wow, welcome to our day in history, live from the
few days at Mystery Creek four day one, today being
the twelfth day of June, the one hundred and sixty
third day.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
Of the year. Wow thing, Okay, we're opening all with
a little bit of Redge Presley and his band the
trog Had he been with us today, he would have
turned eighty three. They were big in the in the
mid sixties. Actually this was a big hit for them
worldwide in nineteen sixty six. But sadly, Ridge Presley died

(00:53):
fourth of February twenty thirteen, which would have been eighty
three had he been with us today. Good song, Wilthy alrighty, well,
a few other things that happened on this day. And
we go back to nineteen hundred and two and the
New Zealand flag became official Parliament approved late in nineteen

(01:16):
hundred and won the New Zealand Insinnact, which designated the
blue ensign and the Union jack in the first quarter
and four stars of the Southern cross in the jack
and red with white borders as the official New Zealand
flag and of course became very confusing and to this
day still it was against the Australian flag. But it
all happened today in nineteen hundred and two. Jump forward

(01:39):
to nineteen fifty nine and the Rugby Union announced on
this day in nineteen fifty nine that no Maldis were
to be included in the all black tour of South Africa.
That did not go down well at all. Today in
nineteen fifty nine, it's a pretty short list of famous
people having birthdays today, and topping the list.

Speaker 2 (01:59):
Is a Rocky.

Speaker 3 (02:02):
Best known for this nineteen eighty hits single Tired of
Towing the Line, which he wrote co wrote with Ron Coleman.
But Rocky Burnett turns seventy one today, so also birthday
and today. Kendra Wilkinson she first game to recognition. You

(02:24):
may remember her as one of Hugh Hefnor's girlfriends and
for her role in the ereality series The Girl's Next
Door which screen two thousand and five to two thousand
and nine. Her life at the Playboy mentioned was documented
very well. Sheparely she sells real estate.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
Now.

Speaker 3 (02:40):
Happy birthday to Kendra Wilkinson who is thirty nine today.
Oh and It's Lewis Moody's birthday today. Retired England to
rugby player here is forty six today. Played for Leicester Tigers,
played rugby for barth as well and was part of
the two thousand and three World Cup winning side as well.
Happy birthday to him. He is forty six today, and

(03:03):
there we go. It's our day in history here on
gold Sport and the country sport. Breakfast lie from the
field days at Mystery Creek