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Today in History - July 10

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today in history.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
It's a day in history, the tenth of July, a
very significant day in New Zealand history. Today oh Sam
opening with the Don McGlashan song Anchor Me, which became
the theme song for the Rainbow Warrior. It was today
that the Rainbow Warrior was sunk in Auckland Harbor. In
nineteen eighty five. The Green Piece ship was torn apart

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by two bombs planted by French secret agents. A Portuguese
crew member, Fernando Pereira, was killed. These are the recollections
of the captain of the Rainbow Warrior on that fateful day.

Speaker 3 (00:41):
I was in my better sleep when the bomb went off,
but I didn't really realize what it was. I just
woke up and I thought we'd been in a collision
with another boat at sea. So I looked out my
forward portal and I saw the lace of mors and
wharf and thought, well, okay, it's not my fault. I
got up and everything was upside down in my cat.
I could see water, what about one meter below the

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man dick level. I had no idea what that could be.
I figured somebody left a tap ran ISRAELI What went
through my mind?

Speaker 2 (01:09):
Recollections of the Captain of the Rainbow Warrior, and of course,
following the attack to DGEs, officers of the French government,
Dominique Priere and a Lammafa were arrested on the twenty
fourth of July. Quite a story today in nineteen eighty five,
jump back to nineteen sixty seven and pounds, shillings and
pence were replaced with dollars and cents. Here in New

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Zealand this day in nineteen sixty seventies.

Speaker 1 (01:34):
Are the new coins one cent, two cents, five cents,
ten cents, twenty and fifty cents. You'll be using these
from attempt of July.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
Ah, how well we remember, we remember that one right
to the famous people having birthdays today and the legendary
Mavis Staples, gospel singer out of the US birthdays today
she is eighty five.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
Have you.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Of the city won three Grammy Awards in her illustrious
career and still going strong eighty five today. Former British
professional tennis player who won three major tennis singles championships
and four major doubles.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
Virginia Wade seventy nine.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
Today, Happy birthday to her and Arlo Guthrie, ran City
American folk singer son of Woody Guthrie Arlow turned seventy
seven and a famous for his.

Speaker 4 (02:32):
Song Allis's Restaurant.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
As well an eighteen minute song Absolutely Loved It from
the Pet Shop Boys.

Speaker 4 (02:39):
Comes Neil Tennant. Happy birthday to Neil Tennant. It's the
big seven ozer for Neil Tenant today.

Speaker 2 (02:47):
Jessica Simpson American singer, songwriter actress Babby.

Speaker 4 (02:53):
Birthday to Jessica Simpson, who is forty four.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
Today, It's Sarah Walker's birthday, New Zealand BMX Racer will
retired BMX Racer.

Speaker 4 (03:02):
Happy birthday, Sarah thirty six today.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
And Rees Walsh fallback for the Brisbane Broncos former Warriors staff.

Speaker 4 (03:10):
It's just twenty two. Us have been around for a
long time, doesn't he.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
There we are the famous people having birthdays today here
on Gold Sport.

Speaker 4 (03:18):
This is the Country Sport Breakfast. Good morning