notes.husk.org. Burnt. Ran over by car..

2010-11-29

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Edited highlights from the timeline section of the Wikipedia article on the Gävle Goat:

1972 The goat collapsed because of sabotage.
1974 Burnt.
1976 Ran over by a car.
1978 Again, the goat was kicked to pieces.
1979 The goat was burnt even before it was erected. A new one was built and fireproofed. It was destroyed and broken into pieces.
1980 Burnt down on Christmas Eve.
1981 Nothing happened.
1983 The legs were destroyed.
1985 Even though the goat was enclosed by a 2 metres (6.6 ft) high metal fence, guarded by Securitas and even soldiers from the Gävle I 14 Infantry Regiment, it was burnt down in January.
1987 A heavily fireproofed goat was built. It got burnt down a week before Christmas.
1988 Nothing happened to the goat this year.
1989 Again, the goat burnt down before it was assembled.
1990 Nothing happened.
1995 A Norwegian was arrested for attempting to burn down the goat.
1997 Damaged by fireworks.
1999 Burnt down only a couple of hours after it was erected.

You can see this year’s goat via a webcam.

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