The 1964 European Nations' Cup final was held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (pictured) in Madrid on 21 June 1964 to decide the winner of the 1964 European Nations' Cup (now the UEFA European Football Championship). The match was contested by Spain and the Soviet Union, the defending champions. En route to the final, Spain defeated Romania, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland over two-legged ties before beating Hungary in the semi-final. The Soviet Union received a bye in the qualifying round before beating Italy, Sweden and Denmark. In the sixth minute, Marcelino dispossessed Valentin Ivanov and crossed for Chus Pereda, who scored to give Spain a 1–0 lead. Two minutes later, Viktor Anichkin passed to Galimzyan Khusainov, who equalised. With six minutes remaining, Pereda beat Anichkin and played in a cross which Viktor Shustikov failed to clear, before Marcelino headed the winning goal inside the near post. Spain won 2–1 to claim their first European Championship title.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1838:

The Maryland province of the Jesuits contracted to sell 272 slaves to buyers in Louisiana in one of the largest slave sales in American history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1838_Jesuit_slave_sale

1939:

American baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's disease". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig

1987:

The Basque separatist group ETA detonated a car bomb at a Hipercor shopping centre in Barcelona, killing 21 people and injuring 45 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipercor_bombing

2009:

War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Panther%27s_Claw

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shackle: 1. (transitive) 2. To place (a person or animal) in shackles (noun sense 1); to immobilize or restrain using shackles. 3. To connect or couple (something) to another thing using a shackle (noun sense 1.1.1, sense 1.1.2, etc.). 4. To provide (something) with a shackle. 5. (figurative) 6. To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual. 7. (chemistry, obsolete) To combine (a substance) with another substance. 8. (intransitive, reflexive) Of two things: to connect or couple together. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shackle

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