The Quick 10: 10 Niagara Falls Daredevils
On June 30 , 1859 , a Gallic acrobat added something newfangled to the already - grave trend of do disturbed stunt at Niagara Falls : he get across its gorge on a tightrope . We ’ll get to him in a minute , but first , a few other people decided to seek their celebrity by risking their lives at the Falls ( and one who did n’t mean to ) ....