Fanne Foxe

Fanne Foxe (b. February 14, 1936) was born as Annabelle Battistella in Nueve de Julio, Argentina.

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Foxe is notable for being involved in a sex scandal surrounding Arkansas congressman Wilbur Mills. Mills, one of the most powerful men in the House of Representatives and a 1972 Presidential candidate, was having an affair with Foxe, who was working as a stripper. On October 7, 1974 the two of them had been drinking and were driving near the Tidal Basin in Washington at around 2:00 AM. The park police pulled the vehicle over, and Foxe attempted to flee the scene and jumped into the Tidal Basin.

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The incident attracted much publicity and led to Mills' resignation as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee two months later; he did not run for reelection to the House in 1976. Foxe continued working as a stripper, changing her stage title from "The Argentine Firecracker" to "The Tidal Basin Bombshell," and published a book, The Stripper and the Congressman. Foxe eventually returned to Argentina, and her current status is unknown.

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February 14: February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 320 days remaining, 321 in leap years....

1936: 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar)....

Wilbur Mills: Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909-May 2, 1992), was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas....

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