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Rivoli Beaubourg Cinema Bombing
On 30 March 1985, a bomb exploded inside the Rivoli Beaubourg cinema in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France, where an annual Jewish film festival was being held. At the time the German film ''Eichmann und das Dritte Reich'' (1961) about the Holocaust was being screened. Eighteen people were wounded when the bomb exploded, planted under a seat, causing a hole and damage to the ceiling. The organisers received an anonymous letter a week before about to "blow everything up, including the director" of the festival. The bombing caused fears of a rise of racism and anti-Semitism in France, and came not long after two Arabs were killed in southern France in racially-motivated attacks. The next day, some 6,000 demonstrators including political and cinema elite marched around the cinema and a Jewish memorial near the Hôtel de Ville protesting against the attack. President François Mitterrand also condemned the attack. Police said both far-right and far-left groups were the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue De Rivoli
Rue de Rivoli (; English: "Rivoli Street") is a street in central Paris, France. It is a commercial street whose shops include leading fashionable brands. It bears the name of Napoleon's early victory against the Austrian army, at the Battle of Rivoli, fought on 14–15 January 1797. The Rue de Rivoli is an example of a transitional compromise between an environment of prestigious monuments and aristocratic squares, and the results of modern town-planning by municipal authorities. The new street that Napoleon Bonaparte pierced through the heart of Paris includes on one side the north wing of the Louvre Palace, (which Napoleon extended) and the Tuileries Gardens. Upon completion, it was the first time that a wide, well designed and aesthetically pleasing street bound the north wing of the Louvre Palace. Napoleon's original section of the street opened up eastward from the Place de la Concorde. Builders on the north side of the Place Louis XV, (as it then was named) between the Rue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Nicolino
Fabrice Nicolino (born 1955) is a French people, French journalist. Biography Fabrice Nicolino, born in Paris, has worked various trades - including as a manual worker - before becoming Editorial secretary in the ''Femme Actuelle'' weekly in 1984. He then became an investigative reporter and has since worked with a number of printed outlets, including ''GEO (magazine), Géo'', ''Le Canard enchaîné'', ''Télérama'', ' . He has been writing a column in the catholic daily ''La Croix (newspaper), La Croix'' since 2003. He has founded with Dominique Lang a publication titled ''Cahiers de Saint-Lambert'', which is subtitled "Facing the environmental crisis together". Since 2007, he has been writing a blog: « Planète sans visa ». Fabrice Nicolino has been writing papers on environmental issues in the List of satirical magazines, satirical weekly newspaper ''Charlie Hebdo'' since January 2010. He was wounded after the 1985 Rivoli Beaubourg cinema bombing. He also suffered a severe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Crimes
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
