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Stade de France, venue of the match, in 2016
Stade de France, venue of the match, in 2016

The 1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 32-team 1998 FIFA World Cup, played on 12 July at the Stade de France (pictured) in Paris, France, between defending champions Brazil and hosts France. Before the match, speculation surrounded the fitness of striker Ronaldo, who was at first left out of Brazil's starting line-up, only to be restored before kick-off. France took the lead shortly before the half-hour mark, when Zinedine Zidane outjumped Leonardo to connect with a header from an in-swinging corner from the right taken by Emmanuel Petit. Zidane scored again, with another header from a corner, shortly before half-time to give France a 2–0 lead. Petit then added a third goal in second-half injury time, striking the ball low into the net following a pass by Patrick Vieira, to complete a 3–0 win for France, giving them their first World Cup title. Zidane was named the man of the match, while Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament. (Full article...)

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Hurricane Gordon on November 18

Seven named storms, of which three became hurricanes, formed during the below-average 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally limit the period of each year when tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic. The first named storm of the year, Tropical Storm Alberto, formed on June 30. The last storm of the season, Hurricane Gordon (pictured), dissipated on November 21. Alberto produced significant rainfall and flooding in the Southeastern United States, damaging or destroying more than 18,000 homes, and inflicting $750 million (1994 USD) in damages. Gordon caused damages from Costa Rica to North Carolina in its six landfalls; extreme flooding and mudslides from the storm caused about 1,122 fatalities in Haiti. (Full list...)

Pénélope

Pénélope is an opera in three acts by the French composer Gabriel Fauré. The French-language libretto, by René Fauchois, is based on Homer's Odyssey. Dedicated to Camille Saint-Saëns, the opera was first performed at the Salle Garnier, Monte Carlo, in March 1913. This lithograph poster was designed by Georges Rochegrosse for the 1913 Paris premiere of Pénélope at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.

Poster credit: Georges Rochegrosse; restored by Adam Cuerden

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