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HISTORY on Twitter: "Jean Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Charles Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope on #ThisDayInHistory in 1859. The feat was
Bound To Stay Bound Books - Jean Francois Gravelet was born February 28, 1824 in Saint-Omer, France. He adopted the stage name Charles Blondin and became world famous as a tightrope walker.
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Time Rewind - REWIND 161 years to June 30, 1859... 👣 Frenchman Jean Francois Gravelet, a.k.a. The Great Blondin, or Charles Blondin, becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on
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HISTORY on Twitter: "Jean Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Charles Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope on #ThisDayInHistory in 1859. The feat was witnessed by some 5,000 spectators ...
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