Posted on May 21, 2020

21st May 1972: Laszlo Toth attacks Michelangelo's Pietà with a hammer

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On May 21, 1972, Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was damaged by a crazed vandal. It only takes seconds to destroy a thing of beauty and creativity. "Vanity of vanities; all is vanity." - Ecclesiastes

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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I somehow remember that !

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I definitely remember that. Wanton destruction. CW5 Jack Cardwell

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SGT Steve McFarland

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I hope he got a LONG time behind bars to think about what he did.

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SSG Samuel Kermon

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Sad individual.

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21st May 1972: Laszlo Toth attacks Michelangelo's Pietà with a hammer

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