#OnThisDay 1859 The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Léotard (note- clip not Leotard)
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as posted by the channelOn theme of trapeze acts, we're sharing this 1950s acrobatic act from the archive performing trapeze suspended from a helicopter.
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