1974: Philippe Petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center
FLASHBACK: Philippe Petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City August 7, 1974.
You can see this brilliant story of derring-do in the film Man on Wire.
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October 12th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
.Mrs. Mahatma….out of all the 9/11 conspiracy theories I’ve heard his has got to be the most stupid…are you suggesting that Osama Bin Laden blew up the twin towers to terrorise the tightrope walkers?
October 12th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Really? Why not?
October 11th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
Thanks to the evil men sent by Osama bin Laden ( may they all rot in hell , amen ) nobody else will be walking a tightrope between the twin towers