On this day - 7 August
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Twin Towers high wire walk
Philippe Petit is a French high wire artist. On the morning of August 7th 1974 he walked a highwire between the roofs of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York. His act took place 400 metres above the ground. For 45 minutes he walked across the wire 8 times and included dancing, kneeling on the wire and laying down on the wire in front of a crowd of construction workers, policemen and office workers.
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