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Article: Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Honors Evel Knievel.
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- January 24, 2008
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Legend who helped put Las Vegas on the map immortalized at Madame Tussauds
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Madame Tussauds Las Vegas unveiled the lifelike wax figure of legendary stunt man Evel Knievel to family, friends and members of the press today. Immortalized in the prime of his life, the Knievel figure thrilled his admirers at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas in his celebrated red, white and blue costume. The unveiling of his lifelike wax figure was originally to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Evel's legendary jump at Caesars Palace New Years Eve 1967, but has become a lasting memory due to his death on November 30, 2007.
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