Remembering Four Iconic World Trade Center Stunts 〈UHD〉

: He took a 15-foot running start and dove head-first into the skyline, landing safely on the street after a two-minute descent.

Known as the "artistic crime of the century," 24-year-old French acrobat Philippe Petit spent 45 minutes dancing on a wire 1,350 feet above the ground. Remembering Four Iconic World Trade Center Stunts

: He crossed the gap eight times , at one point even lying down on the wire to salute the sky. : He took a 15-foot running start and

: Though office workers initially feared it was a suicide, Quinn was arrested for trespassing; the charges were eventually dismissed after 19 court appearances. 3. George Willig : "The Human Fly" (May 26, 1977) : Though office workers initially feared it was

: Arrested immediately, his charges were dropped on the condition that he perform a free show for children in Central Park . 2. Owen J. Quinn : The First Parachute Jump (July 22, 1975)

: After years of clandestine planning, Petit and his team rigged a 131-foot steel cable between the North and South Towers.