Thursday, November 19, 2009. Twenty years ago today, the US national soccer team qualified for the World Cup tournament, for the first time in forty years. Paul Caligiuri's goal, which won the match for Team USA, quickly became known as "the shot heard 'round the world," and it changed the way Americans looked at soccer.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaycfnZSW0c">Click here</a> for a YouTube clip which shows the ESPN SportsCenter coverage of the match, including Caligiuri's goal.<br/><br/><br type="_moz"/><input type="hidden" id="gwProxy"/><input type="hidden" id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();"/><div id="refHTML"></div>

Thursday, November 19, 2009. Twenty years ago today, the US national soccer team qualified for the World Cup tournament, for the first time in forty years. Paul Caligiuri's goal, which won the match for Team USA, quickly became known as "the shot heard 'round the world," and it changed the way Americans looked at soccer. Click here for a YouTube clip which shows the ESPN SportsCenter coverage of the match, including Caligiuri's goal.

Thursday, November 19, 2009. Twenty years ago today, the US national soccer team qualified for the World Cup tournament, for the first time in forty years. Paul Caligiuri's goal, which won the match for Team USA, quickly became known as "the shot heard 'round the world," and it changed the way Americans looked at soccer.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaycfnZSW0c" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here</a> for a YouTube clip which shows the ESPN SportsCenter coverage of the match, including Caligiuri's goal.<br><br><br>

Episode #164 -- "Shot Heard 'Round the World"

A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting.  The 1980s. The 1990s.  People.  Society.  Books, movies, television and video games.  Crime and justice.  War and disasters.  It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory.  Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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A look at the events and culture of the (relatively) recent past -- twenty, or sometimes thirty, years ago from the day of posting. The 1980s. The 1990s. People. Society. Books, movies, television and video games. Crime and justice. War and disasters. It's all here, seen through the lens of my own memory. Learn or remember about days not so long gone, and see how what happened then affects us today -- all in less than ten minutes per episode.

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Episode #164 -- "Shot Heard 'Round the World"

Episode #164 -- "Shot Heard 'Round the World"