The 20

th
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The %&position 'ni(erselle of "#00 )as a )orld*s
fair held in Paris+ rance+ to celebrate the
achie(e!ents of the past century and to
accelerate de(elop!ent into the ne&t,
%&position 'ni(erselle )as attended by -0 !illion
people yet . still failed to turn a profit+ costing the
rench go(ern!ent 2,000,000 rancs,
The fair included !ore than /0,000 e&hibitors and
co(ered "+"2 square kilo!etres of Paris,
The %&position 'ni(erselle )as )here talking fil!s
)ere first un(eiled+ )here the escalator debuted
and Ca!pbell*s 1oup )as a)arded the gold
!edal 2an i!age that still appears on its label3,
The Exposition Universelle of 1900

NBTEL telephone company - 1900
45T%6 telephone co!pany in "#00, 7t the s)itchboard sat a long ro) of operators dressed in
)hite shirt)aists+ )ith balloon slee(es+ and long black skirts,
%ach operator )ore a black satin prone at the rear+ rather than the front: this )as to protect the
skirt fro! beco!ing shiny on the leather seat of the chair,
8o) !uch ha(e co!!unication technology changed since9

First Flight on Decemer 1!" 190#
irst light on :ece!ber "/
th
+ "#0; )as the
day hu!anity spread its )ings and soured
into the skies,
The flight lasted only "2 seconds in the air,
8o)e(er+ it )as a !a<or breakthrough,
Or(ille and =ilbur =right+ t)o bicycle
!echanics fro! Ohio+ are the pioneers of
a(iations+ and although this first flight
occurred so late in history+ the ulterior
de(elop!ent )as e&ponential,

$osephine Ba%er - 190&
>osephine 5aker+ fa!ous singer and
dancer )as born >une ;
rd
+ "#00 and she
died on 7pril "2
th
+ "#/-,
1he li(ed at a ti!e of se(ere oppression
of the blacks, 7t age of "; she ran a)ay
and )ent on a tour, 1he later )ent to
Paris+ rance )here she )as e!braced
despite her color and her dancing style
!ade her the talk of %urope,
:uring =orld =ar .. she helped the
rench ?esistance,
1he adopted "2 kids that )ere of !any
different races, Then she ca!e back to
the '17, The 1tork Club refused to
ser(e her because she )as black, 1he
spoke to the cro)d )ith Martin 6uther
@ing at the 6incoln Me!orial during the
"#0; March on =ashington,

Titanic 'ai(en )oyage - 191*
On 7pril "0
th
"#"2+ the Titanic+ largest ship afloat+ left 1outha!pton+ %ngland on her !aiden (oyage to
4e) Aork City, The =hite 1tar 6ine had spare no e&pense in assuring her lu&ury, 7 legend e(en
before she sailed+ her passengers )ere a !i&ture of the )orld*s )ealthiest basking in the elegance of
first class acco!!odation and i!!igrants packed into steerage,
our days into her <ourney+ at "":B0 P,M, on the night of 7pril "B
th
+ she struck an iceberg, 8er fire!an
co!pared the sound of the i!pact to Cthe tearing of calico+ nothing !oreD,
8o)e(er+ the collision )as fatal and the
icy )ater soon poured through the ship,
.t beca!e ob(ious that !any )ould not
find safety in a lifeboat, %ach
passenger )as issued a life <acket but
life e&pectancy )ould be short )hen
e&posed to )ater four degrees belo)
freeEing, 7s the for)ard portion of the
ship sank deeper+ passengers
scra!bled to the stern,
>ohn Thayler )itnessed the sinking fro! a lifeboat, C=e could see groups of the al!ost fifteen
hundred people still aboard+ clinging in clusters or bunches+ like s)ar!ing beesF only to fall in
!asses+ pairs or singly+ as the great after part of the ship+ t)o hundred and fifty feet of it+ rose into
the sky+ till it reached a si&ty$fi(e or se(enty degree angleD,
The great ship slo)ly slid beneath the )aters t)o hours and forty !inutes after the collision,

+ssassination of +rch(,%e of +,stria-Este - 191-
On >une2Gth "#"B+ 7rchduke ranE
erdinand of 7ustria+ 8eir to the 7ustro$
8ungarian throne+ and his )ife 1ophie+
:uchess of 8ohenberg )ere shot to death
in 1ara<e(o+ 5osnia and 8erEego(ina+ by
Ha(rilo Princip+ a !e!ber of Aoung
5osnia+ a group ai!ing at the unification of
the 1outh 1la(s, The e(ent sparked off the
outbreak of =orld =ar ., 5osnia and
8erEego(ina )ere pro(inces <ust south of
7ustria, The Turks had go(erned the!
until "G/G+ but lost the! in their disastrous
)ar )ith ?ussia,
1o the Treaty of 5erlin granted 7ustria the
po)er to ad!inister these t)o pro(inces,
7s a result of this anne&ation 5osnia*s
three !ain groups+ Croats+ ethnic 1erbs
and Musli!s no) populated the 7ustro$
8ungarian %!pire+ gi(ing e(en !ore
(ariety to the !i& of nationalities,
5ut the 1erbs )eren*t quite happy )ith
this, They shared a desire )ith their 1erb
brothers across the ri(er in 1erbia, They
)anted their pro(ince to be <oined )ith
1erbia,

The .anama /anal - 191-
The Pana!a Canal opened on 7ugust "-
th
"#"B, 7lthough opening$day festi(ities )ere o(ershado)ed
by the beginning of )ar in %urope earlier that !onth+ an international e&position in 1an rancisco the
ne&t year celebrated the canal*s co!pletion,
Today+ after !ore than eight decades of efficient operation the Pana!a Canal re!ains a sy!bol of
hu!an creati(ity+ persistence and achie(e!ent,
Canal locks are like )ater$filled stairs that !o(e ships across sloping terrain, 7fter a ship enters a lock+
the gates are closed+ isolating the cha!ber and its contents fro! the )ater around it,
The cha!ber is either filled or e!ptied+ thus raising or lo)ering the )ater le(el as necessary, Transit
across Pana!a*s !ountains )as !ade possible by da!!ing part of the Charges ?i(er to create Hatun
6ake and then building si& ",000$foot$long 2;0-!3+ G0$foot$deep 22B!3 concrete lock cha!bers to
reach it, The lake fed )ater to the locks by !eans of gra(ityF electricity po)ered the gates,

Tsar Nicholas 00 of 1,ssia - 1912
Tsar 4icholas .. of ?ussia 2"G0G$"#"G3
and his )ife Tsarina 7le&andra
eodoro(na )ith their - children+ Olga
2"G#-$"#"G3 Tatiana 2"G#/$"#"G3
Maria 2"G##$"#"G3 7nastasia 2"#0"$
"#"G3 and 7leksei 2"G#0B$"#"G3,
This photo )as taken <ust !o!ents
before the )hole fa!ily faced their
fate, 7t 2:;0 a! on >uly "/
th
+ "#"G a
firing squad e&ecuted 4icholas+ his
)ife 7le&andra+ their fi(e children+ their
doctor and their personal assistants
and royal secretaries,
Parts of their bodies and so!e of their
<e)elry )ere deli(ered to the Central
Co!!ittee of the Co!!unist Party in
Mosco) as the proof of death,

a!ous Photos
1920-1939

.rohiition in the Unite( 3tates 419*0-19##5
ro! >anuary "#20 Prohibition beca!e 6a) $ also
kno)n as C:ry 6a)D, 1elling+ !anufacturing or
transporting 2including i!porting and e&porting3
alcohol for be(erage purposes )as prohibited by the
%ighteenth 7!end!ent,
Though drinking and possession of alcohol )ere not
prohibited by the Constitution+ they )ere restricted by
the Volstead 7ct,
:uring the "#20*s and the beginning of the
:epression+ ru! running )as aid to be :etroit*s
second largest industry ne&t to auto!obiles+ bringing
in an esti!ated 2"- !illion dollars in "#2#,
Violent cri!e soared as organiEed cri!e (irtually
took o(er parts of the city+ buying off police!en
and collecting protection fees fro! citiEens,
Hangs+ !ost notably the infa!ous Purple Hang+
fought in turf )ars o(er control of ship!ents and
territory+ all (ying to supply the esti!ated -,000$
2-,000 illegal drinking establish!ents scattered
throughout the city,

The first silent movie - 19*1
The @id I "#2" )as a huge success and )as the
second$highest grossing fil! in "#2"+ behind The
our 8orse!en of the 7pocalypse,
The @id is about a Tra!p 2Charlie Chaplin3 that
finds an abandoned baby in an alley and takes care
of hi!, 7s the baby gets older+ they are perfect
together and they for! little sche!es to sca!
people,
The @id is notable as being the first feature length
co!edy fil! to effecti(ely co!bine co!edy and
dra!a+ as one of the opening titles says : C 7 picture
)ith a s!ile+ and perhaps a tearD,
The !ost fa!ous and enduring sequence in the fil!
is the Tra!p*s desperate rooftop pursuit of the
)elfare agents )ho ha(e taken the child+ and their
e!otional reunion,
7udiences of the ti!e )ere deeply affected by the
fil! and the relationship of the @id )ith the !uch$
lo(ed Tra!p character,

The Tom of T,tan%ham,n - 19**
1unday+ 4o(e!ber 20
th
"#22, 8o)ard Carter+
disco(ers the To!b of Tutanka!un,
@ing Tut )as an insignificant ruler )ho died
young and )as soon forgotten by his people,
8is lack of reno)n likely helped protect his
to!b fro! gra(e robbers+ )hich )as finally
opened in "#22 by 8o)ard Carter in the !ost
i!portant archeological e(ent of the 20
th

Century,
Carter )on )orld)ide acclai! for his disco(ery+
but there are those )ho say it cost hi! his life,
The fate of !any of those on Carter*s tea! led
people to speculate that )hen the archeologist
opened Tut*s to!b+ he unleashed an ancient
curse,

The $a66 singer - 19*!
The >aEE 1inger I "#2/ I pro(ides a gli!pse of the fil!*s pioneering achie(e!ents in
fil!ography, .ts e&peri!ental use of dialogue and synchroniEed score, .t begins )ith
the first and !ost legendary )ords spoken by >ackie ?abino)iltE 27l >olson3,
C=ait a !inute9 =ait a !inute9 Aou ain*t heard nothin* yet9D and ends )ith the finale
of CToot Toot TootsieD and CMy Ma!!yD )ere the !o(ie*s !ost popular songs,

The 7reat Depression 19#0-19#9
:uring this ti!e the prices of stock fell B0J,
#,000 banks )ent out of business, # !illion
sa(ings accounts )ere )iped out, G0,000
businesses failed, =ages decreased by 00J
)hich left "- !illion <obless people,
This photo by photographer :orothea 6ange
has beco!e one of the )orld*s !ost fa!ous
i!ages, 7t the height of the Hreat :epression
6ange photographed the )o!an and her t)o
s!all children, .t ca!e to epito!iEe the po(erty
and suffering of those displaced,
The photo )as issued as a '1 sta!p and a
copy )as sold for 2-0,000K+ on e&hibition at the
6o)ry in 1alford : photographers of the
:epression

Lynching - 19#0
7 !ob of "0,000 )hites took
sledgeha!!ers to the county <ailhouse
doors to get at these t)o young blacks
accused of raping a )hite girl, The girls*s
uncle sa(ed the life of a third by
proclai!ing the !an*s innocence,
7lthough this )as Marion+ .ndiana !ost of
the -,000 lynching docu!ented bet)een
?econstruction and the late "#00*s )ere
perpetrated in the 1outh, I 8angings+
beatings and !utilations )ere called the
sentence of C>udge 6ynchD$,

Berlin 8lympics - 19#&
>a!es Cle(eland O)ens 25orn
1epte!ber "2
th
"#"; Oak(ille+
7laba!a$:ied March ;"
st
"#G0
Phoeni&+ 7riEona3,
7!erican track$and$field athlete+ )ho
set a )orld record in the long <u!p
that stood for 2- years,
O)ens )on four gold !edals at the
"#;0 Oly!pic Ha!es in 5erlin,
8is four (ictories )ere a blo) to 7dolf
8itler*s intention to use the Oly!pics
to de!onstrate 7ryan superiority,

Explosion of the 9in(en,rg airship - 19#!
The fa!ous picture of the airship 8indenburg as it e&ploded and crashed spectacularly )hile
docking at 6akehurst+ 4> on May 0
th
"#;/ and ;- people died,

a!ous Photos
1940-1959

.earl 9aror : Decemer !
th
" 19-1
The surprise )as co!plete, The planes
ca!e in t)o )a(esF the first hit its target
at /:-; a! the second at G:--, 5y #:--
it )as all o(er, 5y ":00 p! carriers
launched planes 2/B heading for >apan,
5ehind the! they left 2,B0; dead+ "GG
destroyed planes and a crippled Pacific
leet that included G destroyed
battleships,
.n one stroke the >apanese action
silenced the debate that had di(ided
7!ericans on the 4aEi )ar in %urope,
CAesterday+ :ece!ber /+ "#B" a date
)hich )ill li(e in .nfa!y, The 'nited
1tates of 7!erica )as suddenly and
deliberately attacked by na(al and air
forces of the %!pire of >apanD )as
?oose(elt*s address to the Congress,

Norman(y - 19--
On :$:ay+ >une 0
th
+ "#BB+ "-0,000 7!erican+ 5ritish and Canadian troops landed on
4or!andy beaches to begin the liberation of %urope fro! its 4aEi occupiers, .t )as
said to be the largest build$up and !o(e!ent of soldiers in the history of !ankind,

Flag on 0;o $ima - 19-<
?aising the lag on .)o >i!a
historic photograph taken on
ebruary 2;
rd
+ "#B-+ by >oe
?osenthal,
.t sho)s fi(e '1 Marines and a
'1 4a(y corps!an raising the
7!erican flag on Mount 1uribachi,
This photograph )as reprinted in
thousands of publications,
6ater+ it beca!e the only
photograph to )in the PulitEer
PriEe for Photography in the sa!e
year it )as published,
The photo )as regarded as one of
the !ost significant and
recogniEable i!ages of the )ar
and the !ost reproduced
photograph of all ti!es,

The first atomic om 19-<
This picture of the C!ushroo!
cloudD is a (ery accurate
appro&i!ation of the enor!ous
quantity of energy spread belo),

The firs ato!ic bo!b+ released
on 7ugust 0
th
+ "#B-+ in
8iroshi!a 2>apan3 killed about
G0,000 people,
.t didn*t render the >apanese to
surrender,
Therefore+ on 7ugust #
th
another
bo!b )as dropped on 4agasaki,
The effects of the second bo!b
)ere e(en !ore de(astating )ith
"-0,000 people )ere killed or
in<ured,
%&tre!ely te!perature and
radiation caused !ore long ter!
da!age,

.hoto of 'arilyn 'onroe - 19<<
This photograph fro! the "#-- 3even =ear 0tch" starring Marilyn Monroe ha(e since beco!e
synony!ous )ith i!age of Monroe, %(en 5arbie :oll offered fans a facsi!ile,
8o)e(er+ the photo on the left by photographer 5ernard 5ru<o did not !ake the cut as director 5illy
=ilder )as fearful of ha(ing his !o(ie censored,

Death of a 3tar : $ames Dean - 19<<
On 1epte!ber ;0+ "#-- >a!es :ean and his !echanic )ere dri(ing his Porsche 1pyder fro!
8olly)ood to a sports car race in 1alinas )hen+ late in the afternoon around Chola!e+ a young
Cal$Poly student turned left in front of the! on his )ay ho!e to reshno for the )eekend, The
crash cru!pled the Porsche and instantly killing :ean+ )ith the !echanic 2)ho sur(i(ed3 being
through out of the car,
7(id >a!es :ean fans still speculate that his fatal car accident )as ne(er an accident but a self
destructi(e reaction to the pressures i!posed by fa!e,

>;hen Elvis" shoc%e( his a,(ience - 19<!
%l(is shocked his audience in a burst of high spirits rolling around on the stage )ith 4ipper in a
highly pro(ocati(e !anner during a fast and furious rendition of 8ound :og at the "#-/ California
Concert,
The 67 :eputy Police Chief ordered the Vice 1quad to instruct %l(is to eli!inate any Cse&y
o(ertonesD fro! his perfor!ances or risk obscenity charges,
The 4ipper :og )as gi(en to %l(is Presley by ?C7 on the release of his hit 8ound :og, %l(is kept
the dog at Hraceland for !any years before he ga(e it as a gift to Paul 6ickter,
7 5ritish fan bought it for ;,000 '@ pounds in "##/,

B,((y 9olly an( his an( - 19<9
ebruary ;+ "#-# : The day the !usic died, On this day in "#-#+ rising 7!erican rock stars 5uddy
8olly+ ?itchi Valens and >,P,CThe 5ig 5opperD ?ichardson are killed )hen their chartered 5eechcraft
5onanEa plane crashes in .o)a a fe) !inutes after takeoff fro! Mason City on a flight headed for
Moorehead+ Minnesota, .n(estigators bla!ed the crash on bad )eather and pilot error,
8olly and his band+ the Crickets+ had <ust scored a 4o," hit )ith CThat*ll 5e the :ayD,

a!ous Photos
1960-1979

?Dream Day@ - 19&#
Martin 6uther @ing+ >r, 2>anuary "-+"#2#$7pril B+"#0G3 directed the peaceful !arch on =ashington+
:,C, of 2-0,000 people to )ho! he deli(ered his address+ ?0 9ave a Dream@ + he conferred )ith
President >ohn , @ennedy and ca!paigned for President 6yndon 5, >ohnsonF he )as a)arded fi(e
honorary degreesF )as na!ed Man of the Aear by Ti!e !agaEine in "#0;F and beca!e not only the
sy!bolic leader of 7!erican blacks but also a )orld figure,
7ugust 2G+ the anni(ersary of :r, @ing*s "#0; . 8a(e a :rea! speech+ is called ?Dream Day@A

$ohn FA Benne(y assassination - 19&#
Three$year$old >ohn , @ennedy >r, salutes his father*s casket in =ashington three days after
the president )as assassinated in :allas on 4o(e!ber 2;+ "#0;,
=ido) >acqueline @ennedy+ center+ and daughter Caroline @ennedy are acco!panied by the
late president*s brothers 1en, %d)ard @ennedy+ left+ and 7ttorney Heneral ?obert @ennedy,

8s;al( is shot to (eath on live television - 19&#
6ee 8ar(ey Os)ald according to '1 go(ern!ent )as the assassin of President >ohn , @ennedy,
On 4o(e!ber 22+ "#0;+ Os)ald )as arrested by police!an >,:,Tippit, Os)ald clai!ed he )as a
CpatsyD and denied in(ol(e!ent,
T)o days later+ Os)ald )as shot to death by >ack ?uby on li(e tele(ision,
Photographer ?obert 8, >ackson )on the "#0B PulitEer PriEe for Photography for this photograph of
>ack ?uby shooting 6ee 8ar(ey Os)ald+ to )ho! :allas detecti(e >i! 6ea(elle 2left3 )as
handcuffed,

Death of Che Guevara - 19&!
October 2-+ 200/ I 7 lock of Che Hue(ara*s hair along )ith photos+ docu!ents+ intelligence
intercepts+ and original fingerprints relating e&ecution of the 7rgentine$born re(olutionary on
October #+ "#0/ sold at auction for K"00,000, The !acabre collection of !e!orabilia purchased
by a lone bidder )as co!piled by a Cuban e&ile C.7 operati(e na!ed Husta(o Villoldo+ )ho
helped capture Hue(ara, 7fter his e&ecution by the 5oli(ian !ilitary he )as secretly bury hi! in
the !iddle of the night, 5efore Hue(ara*s hands )ere cut off+ Villoldo helped fingerprint his
corpse+ and a Cdeath !askD )as !ade as proof that Che ad been captured and killed, The co(ert
operati(e also clipped a portion of Che*s beard as a !e!ento fo the C.7*s triu!ph o(er 6atin
7!erica*s !ost fa!ous re(olutionary,

'an on the 'oon - 19&9
7pollo "" astronaut 5uEE 7ldrin salutes the 7!erican flag planted on the lunar surface,
The date that !ade history )as >uly 20+ "#0#,
Millions of 7!ericans heard 4eil 7r!strong say : ?ThatCs one small step for a man"
one giant leap for man%in(@A

Elvis meet the .resi(ent - 19!0
On :ece!ber 2"+ "#/0+ %l(is Presley paid a (isit to President ?ichard M, 4i&on at the =hite
8ose in =ashington+ :,C, The !eeting )as initiated by Presley+ )ho )rote 4i&on a si&$page
letter requesting a (isit )ith the President and suggesting that he be !ade a Cederal 7gent$
at$6argeD in the 5ureau of 4arcotics and :angerous :rugs, The e(ents leading up to and
after the !eeting are detailed in the docu!entation and photographs included here+ )hich
include Presley*s hand)ritten letter+ !e!oranda fro! 4i&on staff and aides+ and the thank$
you note fro! 4i&on for the gifts 2including a Colt B- pistol and fa!ily photos3 that Presley
brought )ith hi! to the O(al Office,

Napalm attac% - 19!*
4ick 't*s "#/2 i!age of a naked girl fleeing her napal!ed picture of @i! Phuc running fro! a 4apal!
attack as a !e!orable picture (i(idly depicting the art of )ar, Photographer 8uynh Cong 't+ kno)n by
his colleagues as 4ick+ )as )orking there as a photo <ournalist for 7ssociated Press at the ti!e and took
a nu!ber of photographs of the (illagers trying to escape the napal!,
This one+ epito!iEing the sa(agery and tragedy of the conflict+ )on hi! the co(eted PulitEer PriEe and
beca!e one of the !ost published photos of the Vietna! )ar,

Elvis is (ea( - 19!!
7ugust "0+ "#// %l(is )as found dead in his bathroo! at Hraceland in Me!phis, This picture
)as taken by %l(is* cousin )ho )as offer a deal by 4ational %nquirer to photograph the body
of %l(is in his coffin, The pay!ent )as !eager co!pared to the !illions the %nquirer reaped
for the co(er story+ 3tory ehin( the pict,reA

a!ous Photos
1980-1999

/hallenger - 192&
2G >anuary "#G0, The 7!erican space shuttle+ Challenger+ has e&ploded killing all se(en
astronauts on board, The fi(e !en and t)o )o!en I including the firs teacher in space I
)ere <ust o(er a !inute into their flight fro! Cape Cana(eral in lorida )hen the Challenger
ble) up,
The astronauts* fa!ilies+ at the airbase+ and !illions of 7!ericans )itnessed the )orld*s )orst
space disaster li(e on TV, The danger fro! falling debris pre(ented rescue boats reaching
the scene for !ore than an hour,

The fall of the Berlin Dall 1929 7t that ti!e+ the Cold =ar )as still do!inant, 8ardly anybody
predicted the collapse of the 1o(iet 'nion until <ust before it happened in "#G#+ so !ost "#G0
forecasts for the year 2000 retained the Cold =ar as the defining feature,
The fall of the 5erlin =all is a (ery (isible sign of the collapse of the 1o(iet 'nion, 4obody
anticipated this dra!atic change e(en a fe) years in ad(ance,
The fall of the Berlin Dall - 1929

Tiananmen 3E,are - 1929
7 hunger strike by ;+000 students in 5ei<ing had gro)n to a protest of !ore than a !illion as the
in<ustices of a nation cried for refor!, or se(en )eeks students of the PeopleLs ?epublic+ protested
in Tianan!en 1quare )ith the go(ern!ent dispatched soldiers and tanks to curb the rally, 7s the
)orld )aited as young !an si!ply )ould not !o(e+ standing )ith his shopping bags before a line
of tanks+ a hero )as born, Today+ this bra(e !an is co!!only reffered to as ?The Tan% 'an@A 8is
true identity is still unkno)n, .t is belie(ed he )ill not re(eal hi!self for fear of the long <ail ter!,

Free(om for Nelson 'an(ela - 1990
"" ebruary "##0 reedo! for 4elson Mandela 6eading anti$apartheid ca!paigner 4elson Mandela has
been freed fro! prison in 1outh 7frica after 2/ years, 8is release follo)s the rela&ation of apartheid la)s,,,
including lifting the ban on leading black rights party the 7frican 4ational Congress 274C3 by 1outh 7frican
President = de @lerk, Mandela appeared at the gates of Victor$Verster Prison in Paarl at "0"B local ti!e
$ an hour late $ )ith his )ife =innie,
8olding her hand and dressed in a light bro)n suit and tie he s!iled at the ecstatic cro)ds and punched
the air in a (ictory salute before taking a sil(er 5M= sedan to Cape To)n+ B0 !iles a)ay, People danced
in the streets across the country and thousands cla!oured to see hi! at a rally in Cape To)n

The 6eaning To)er of Pisa has been closed
to the public for the first ti!e in G00 years
a!id speculation the structure is on the
(erge of toppling o(er,
O(er the past "00 years the belfry at the top
of the !ediae(al to)er has !o(ed #,0
inches 2nearly a quarter of a !etre3, The tilt
is currently "0ft 2B,#!3 off the perpendicular
and increases by about one$t)elfth of an
inch 22!!3 e(ery year because the layer of
clay and sand on )hich it is built is softer on
the south side than on the north,
1o+ the .talian go(ern!ent has set aside
"00bn lire and appointed an international
tea! of e&perts to co!e up )ith a detailed
plan )ithin three !onths to sa(e the building
fro! collapse,
Leaning To;er of .isa close( to p,lic - 1990

Princess :iana died 7ugust ;"+ "##/, 8er funeral 1epte!ber 0+ "##/ sa) seen by ;; !illion (ie)ers
around the )orld, That day )as at once sorro)ful and uplifting as :iana+ Princess of =ales+ )as
re!e!bered as a )o!an of Mnatural nobilityM )hose life of co!passion and style transcended so!eti!es
abusi(e press co(erage, :iana )as laid to rest on her fa!ilyLs estate, :ianaLs flag$draped coffin and
topped )ith three )reaths,
Carrying the si!ple notation MMu!!yM fro! her son 8arry, 8er coffin )as carried fro! the gates of
@ensington Palace through the streets of 6ondon in a sole!n procession to the doors of =est!inster
7bbey follo)ed by Prince Charles+ the :uke of %dinburgh+ 6ord 1pencer+ =illia! and 8arry,
Death of .rincess Diana - 199!

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