Whatever Happened to Pieing Powerful People in the Face?

Founder Assets on Instagram: "Follow for more! ↗️ On February 4, 1998, the richest and most powerful man in the world, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for a series of high-level meetings. As he entered a government building, he was met not with a formal greeting, but with a surprise ambush. In a swift, chaotic moment captured by news crews, an assailant rushed forward and shoved a cream pie directly into his face. The man behind the pastry was the infamous Belgian pr

Watch Into History on Instagram: "In February 1998, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was struck in the face with a cream pie while walking to a meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The incident happened outside a building as Gates was surrounded by security and media during a European visit at the height of Microsoft’s global power. The attack was carried out by a member of a Belgian activist group known for “pieing” public figures as a form of political protest and satire. The group targeted wealthy an