We were discussing this in an editorial meeting, but only managed a few. Normblog does a much better job:
-- Luke Allnutt
1. Khrushchev, in October 1960, bangs his shoe on the desk at the UN General Assembly.
2. In 1987 Imelda Marcos denies she has over 3,000 pairs of shoes, claiming a more modest 1,060.
3. In 1979, in an altercation between players and fans, Mike Milbury of the Boston Bruins grabs a fan's shoe and uses it to hit him with.
4. Naomi Campbell comes a cropper on the runway in Paris, on account of her shoes.
5. Saddam's statue comes down in Baghdad. Iraqis throw shoes at it.
6. On a transatlantic flight Richard Reid, a British airline passenger and would-be bomber, tries to light a fuse protruding from his shoe.
7. George W. Bush takes evasive action as he has a pair of shoes thrown at him - one shoe after the other.
2. In 1987 Imelda Marcos denies she has over 3,000 pairs of shoes, claiming a more modest 1,060.
3. In 1979, in an altercation between players and fans, Mike Milbury of the Boston Bruins grabs a fan's shoe and uses it to hit him with.
4. Naomi Campbell comes a cropper on the runway in Paris, on account of her shoes.
5. Saddam's statue comes down in Baghdad. Iraqis throw shoes at it.
6. On a transatlantic flight Richard Reid, a British airline passenger and would-be bomber, tries to light a fuse protruding from his shoe.
7. George W. Bush takes evasive action as he has a pair of shoes thrown at him - one shoe after the other.
-- Luke Allnutt