Charles Blondin was an French Acrobat. He moved to the US in 1855 to tour with the Ravel troup in New York City. However, he became famous do to his success in crossing the Canada-America border on the Niagara falls on a tight rope. His tightrope was 340m long and 8,3cm wide. It was stretched 49 meters over the water. His first walk over Niagara falls was on this day in 1859, but he repeated the walk several times later, some times even blindfolded.
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