California Magician Died Attempting a “Buried Alive” Stunt on Halloween Night in 1990
This post was originally published on this siteJoseph “The Amazing Joe” Burrus was a magician from Fresno, California, who dreamed of becoming as famous as […]
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The Kolb Brothers Attempting to Get the Perfect Shots of the Grand Canyon in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Grand Canyon, brothers Emroy and Ellsworth Kolb rig a rope system to lower to a ledge […]
The Hunter Brothers Checking the Engine During Their 23-Day Non-Stop Flight, 1930
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1930, the Hunter brothers embarked on an incredible journey, flying nonstop for 23 days. During this epic […]
Pipeline Rider, ca. 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo from the mid-1910s shows motorcyclist Johnny Hogg and his wife riding on an aqueduct pipeline with […]
Ethel Purtle Performing at the “Wall of Death” With Her Lion King by Her Side
This post was originally published on this siteToday, Motordrome, circular board racing tracks to put the popularity, speed, and power of motorcycles on the map, […]
Clem Sohn, Michigan’s Doomed Daredevil Jumped Out of Planes and Flew Like a Bird
This post was originally published on this siteClements Joseph Sohn (December 7, 1910 – April 25, 1937) was an American airshow dare-devil in the 1930s […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of the 13 Flying Black Cats From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteThe 13 Flying Black Cats was a professional aerial exhibition team that started around 1925, advertising they would […]
Watch Wing Walker Gladys Ingle Changing a Wheel in Mid-Air, 1926
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1926, Gladys Ingle was filmed changing planes in mid-air to replace a lost wheel on Art Goebel’s […]
The Crash at Crush: A Crazy Publicity Stunt Turned Deadly in 1896
This post was originally published on this siteThe Crash at Crush was a one-day publicity stunt in the U.S. state of Texas that took place […]
John Vincent BASE Jumps From the World Trade Center in 1991
This post was originally published on this siteA proper throwback to John Vincent’s high profile BASE jump off the World Trade Center in 1991, which […]
Incredible Car Stunt From Steve McQueen’s Last Movie “The Hunter” (1980)
This post was originally published on this siteA stunt car drives off the parking garage at Marina City Towers during the filming of The Hunter, […]
Crazy Car Stunts From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteA horse racing a car, a car jumping a building and a boat crashing through a brick wall: […]
Amazing Photographs of Lucky Teter and His Hell Drivers in the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteEarl “Lucky” Teter (October 9, 1901 – July 5, 1942) was an American stunt driver, showman and entrepreneur. […]
Amazing Photographs of Daredevil Jimmie Lynch and His Death Dodgers From the 1940s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteJimmie Lynch, automobile daredevil and stunt car performer, began his career in the 1930s. He and his troop […]
Bird Millman – Queen of the High Wire
This post was originally published on this siteBird Millman O’Day (October 20, 1890 – August 5, 1940) was one of the most celebrated high-wire performers […]
Harry Gardiner: The First Human Fly
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the strangest phenomenons of the twentieth century began as skyscrapers first began to tower over cityscapes […]
Arguably Buster Keaton’s Most Infamous Stunt: House Collapse on Keaton in Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
This post was originally published on this siteDuring Steamboat Bill Jr’s infamous tornado scene, the front of a house falls down on top of Buster […]
Acrobats Balance on Top of the Empire State Building, New York City, 1934
This post was originally published on this siteAcrobats performed a balancing act on a ledge of the Empire State Building in Manhattan on August 21, […]
The Flagpole Sitting Trend of the 1920s Was Widely Popularized in the U.S by Alvin “Shipwreck” Kelly
This post was originally published on this siteAlvin “Shipwreck” Kelly (May 11, 1893 – October 11, 1952), a prolific pole sitter who first publicized flagpole […]
The First Air-to-Air Refueling, Long Beach, California, November 12, 1921
This post was originally published on this siteAerial refueling allows aircraft engines to receive fuel while in flight and today is common for many large […]
Incredible Photographs Captured Philippe Petit Walking on a Wire Between the Two Towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1971
This post was originally published on this sitePhilippe Petit, a 21-year-old professional tightrope walker, was living in Paris when he decided to execute his first […]
22 Vintage Wing Walking Photos That Prove Our Grandparents Were Out of Their Minds
This post was originally published on this siteWing walking is one of the crazy stunts pilots got up to in the earlier days of aviation. […]
The Most Famous Beale’s Cut Stunt: Did Tom Mix Jump Over the Cut on a Horse in "Three Jumps Ahead"? Here’s the Story…
This post was originally published on this siteThe greatest stunt that Tom Mix (1880-1940) ever did, and the most famous Beale’s Cut stunt, was jump […]