When Scott's crew finally reached the South Pole on the 78th day, they were greeted by a horrifying sight: a Norwegian flag that Amundsen had planted in the ice 33 days before.
Tony Blair, who was prime minister during the last World Cup in 2006, ordered the England flag to be flown from Number 10 on the days of England matches。
在2006年世界杯期间，时任英国首相托尼?布莱尔下令在英格兰队比赛日期间在首相官邸悬挂英格兰旗。
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The best-known memorial to those unhappy days is the town's water tower, which was left heavily pockmarked by mortar-fire, and from which the country's national flag now flies.