Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 20, 2022 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Sports, Urban Life, 1950s
Balloonfest '86 was a 1986 event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost one-and-a-half million balloons.[2] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt, but the balloons drifted back over the city, Lake Erie, and landed in the surrounding area, causing problems for traffic and a nearby airport. The event also interfered with a United States Coast Guard search for two boaters who were later found drowned.[1] In consequence, the organizers and the city faced lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages,[1] and cost overruns put the event at a net loss.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 18, 2021 -
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Category: Charities and Philanthropy, Disasters, Noises and Other Public Disturbances of the Peace, Urban Life, Air Travel and Airlines, 1980s
Calgary Herald - May 4, 1996
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 13, 2021 -
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Category: Engineering and Construction, Really Bad Ideas, Urban Life, 1990s
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 26, 2020 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Urban Life, 1960s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 20, 2020 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Urban Life, Unauthorized Dwellings, 1920s, Nostalgia
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 27, 2020 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Antisocial Activities, Urban Life, Surrealism, Cartoons
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 02, 2020 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, Urban Life, 1950s
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 11, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Buildings and Other Structures, Urban Life, 1940s, United Kingdom
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 05, 2018 -
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Category: Engineering and Construction, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Urban Life, 1910s
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 23, 2016 -
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Category: Toys, Urban Life, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1940s, 1950s
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