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- Date of attack: August 9, 2008
- Incident occurred on the first full day of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
- Time: Approximately 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Second level of Beijing's Drum Tower
- Attacker: Tang Yongming
- Stabbed Todd Bachman, Barbara Bachman and their Chinese tour guide
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August 9, 2008: A Chinese man named Tang Yongming stabbed two American tourists and their tour guide on the second floor of Beijing's historical Drum Tower. Yongming's victims, Todd Bachman and Barbara Bachman, were relatives of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Volleyball coach. Todd Bachman passed away from his injuries, while Barbara Bachman and their female tour guide were both seriously injured. Yongming committed suicide by jumping from the second story of the tower after the attack.
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Drum Tower Facts
- Built: 1272 during the reign of Emperor Kublai Khan in the Yuan Dynasty
- Height: 46.7 meters high
- Located on the north end of Dianmenwai street
- Is a wooden structure
- Once burnt down; rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty
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Drum Tower Questions
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What is flamenco drumming? 1 AnswerFlamenco drumming usually requires short staccato sounds that go with the footwork (taconeo) and clapping (palmas). Compás (meter or rhythm) is fundamental to f... read more -
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What were the temple-towers of Vera Cruz Mexico? 2 Answers..hummm....Temple of Luxor... in Egypt? I don´t know, I think you got the wrong continent. http://www.delange.org/ElTajin/DSC00390.jpg This is the famous Pyra... read more
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Was the Newport Tower created by the Chinese as a Astronomy observatory? 1 AnswerThere were many theories on who built this tower but the most recent theory is that it was built by Chinese to serve as a lighthouse. ----quote--- The most rec... read more
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thts the last time i listen 2 tunes wrkn on a server. I managed 2 break a harddrive using the tower as a drum kit :) now ive 2 srt again
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I favorited a YouTube video -- Diggin' on James Brown - Tower of Power - Drum Cover (OLD) http://bit.ly/6pSZyJ
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Run to End Polio, this Dec20, 09 at Hor Klong (Drum Tower) Buddhamonthol Rt.4 at 6am. Run 10.5km, Walk 2.5 km.
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