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Why Don't Movies Ever Blow Up the Bay Bridge?A history of destroying national landmarks on film.

By Keith PhippsUpdated Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 7:01 AM ET

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Click here for a video slide show on the history of destroying landmarks in movies.Click here for a video slide show on the history of destroying landmarks in movies.

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Not all monument destruction has been caused by aliens, terrorists and a pissed-off mother nature.

In 1985 Stonehenge was toppled by the Griswolds:

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