Phoenix 74 - Nixon fails to rise from the ashes...

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:14 pm

Meanwhile in Paris in this year, what relatively momentous occasion was celebrated?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:45 pm

Bicentenary of the death of the Sun Prince.

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:47 pm

Nope!

HornyNick · Post by **HornyNick** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:19 pm

complete stab in the dark:
capture/death of the scarlet pimpernel?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:47 pm

did sarkozy get his high heels caught in a manhole?

steveseagull · Post by **steveseagull** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:01 pm

Was it centenary if the first long distance radio communication?
Harry2 seems to remember it being sent from the Eiffel Tower.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:38 pm

steveseagull wrote:Was it centenary if the first long distance radio communication?
Harry2 seems to remember it being sent from the Eiffel Tower.

I'm not quite the oldest on here.

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:58 pm

to all!

And just to clarify, 1974. So no Scarlet Pimpernels!

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:15 pm

Did a concorde crash ?

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:36 pm

quasimodo's 100th wedding anniversary.

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:40 pm

Not as far as I know!

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:06 pm

edit: I'm talking bollocks.

HornyNick · Post by **HornyNick** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:10 pm

I think Harry2 jogged my memory.

Did Charles DeGaulle airport open?

steveseagull · Post by **steveseagull** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:05 pm

Phillipe Petit's (phil small in proper money) 60th birthday?
In 1974 the high high wire artist walked the gap between the world trade centres NY.
Could have been a conspiracy theory though . . .

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:29 pm

HornyNick wrote:I think Harry2 jogged my memory.

Did Charles DeGaulle airport open?

Indeed it did! Over to you.

For the record Steve, Monsieur Petit was actually propelled across the gap on a missile disguised as a jumbo jet.

Don't tell anyone!