Thierry Henry is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, goal scoring record and ability to create assists, he plays as a striker for the France national team and FC Barcelona. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Italian defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £10.5 million in 1999. It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the Premiership, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the UEFA Champions League final in 2006. In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to FC Barcelona for a fee of £16.1 million. Henry has enjoyed similar success with the French national squad, having won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini's record becoming the country's top goal-scorer of all time. Given his accomplishments, he is regarded today by many as one of the best footballers in the world.

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1661: Charles II was crowned King of England, Ireland, and Scotland at Westminster Abbey. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England)

1827: Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton presented his Theory of Systems of Rays. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton)

1920: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Turkish unicameral parliament, was founded in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey)

1923: Gdynia was inaugurated as a Polish seaport on the coast of Gdańsk Bay, a southwestern bay of the Baltic Sea. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gdynia)

1961: Dressed in his 1940s-vintage general's uniform, President Charles de Gaulle delivered a televised speech calling on the military personnel and civilians of France to oppose the Algiers putsch, a coup d'état attempt against him. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers_putsch_of_1961)

1968: Students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings and shut down the university. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University_protests_of_1968)

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shanghai: To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shanghai)

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We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again: And by that destiny, to perform an act Whereof what's past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge. -- William Shakespeare (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare)