Jun
30

Today in History (June 30)

According to the Minneapolis – St. Paul Star Tribune, on this day in 1859…

French acrobat Charles Blondin (born Jean Francois Gravelet) walked back and forth on a tightrope above the gorge of Niagara Falls as thousands of spectators watched.

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One Comment to “Today in History (June 30)”

  1. The Great Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope | Niagara Falls Blog says:
    July 7, 2009 at 8:02 am

    [...] June 30 I posted about one of Blondin’s trips across the gorge. The Nashua Telegraph has some more detailed [...]

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