tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Gnolia Ma.gnolia 2008-04-15T09:15:26-07:00 meredith tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Ma.gnolia-nachathuwo 2008-04-15T09:15:26-07:00 2008-04-15T09:15:26-07:00 <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRYgrwhhM8"><img alt="Air France Flight 8969 Hijacking" src="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/nachathuwo/thumbnail" /></a></p> <p>On December 24, 1994 in Algeria four men hijacked Air France Flight 8969 bound to depart for Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris. (Watch at about 1:57 for an amazing stunt by the co-pilot.)</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith" title="Visit Meredith on Ma.gnolia">Meredith</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/bookmarks/nachathuwo" title="View Air France Flight 8969 Hijacking on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/nachathuwo/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/travel" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'travel'">travel</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/news" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'news'">news</a></p> meredith tag:ma.gnolia.com,2005:Ma.gnolia-prashilenu 2007-10-19T07:16:33-07:00 2007-10-19T07:16:33-07:00 <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic"><img alt="Conch Republic" src="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/prashilenu/thumbnail" /></a></p> <p>The Conch Republic is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek protest secession of the city of Key West from the United States on 23 April 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since.</p> <p>Saved By: <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith" title="Visit Meredith on Ma.gnolia">Meredith</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/bookmarks/prashilenu" title="View Conch Republic on Ma.gnolia">View Details</a> | <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/bookmarks/prashilenu/thanks/feed/confirm">Give Thanks</a></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/funny" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'funny'">funny</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/politics" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'politics'">politics</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/news" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'news'">news</a>, <a href="http://ma.gnolia.com/people/meredith/tags/florida" rel="tag" title="Find meredith bookmarks tagged 'florida'">florida</a></p>