You're listening to American History Tellers, a podcast I host to bring you some of the

most fascinating, engrossing, and important stories from American history.

But of course, important events happen all over the world, and history is made every day.

So I'm pleased to tell you that I have another podcast, History Daily, where every week

day I take you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened on this day in history,

all in 20 minutes or less.

You're about to hear today's episode of History Daily, and moving forward, we're going

to give you another episode of History Daily here on American History Tellers every

other Monday.

So if you're stuck in traffic, bored at work, or wherever you are, History Daily will

remind you that something incredible happened to make this day historic.

And to get more daily history, follow History Daily on Amazon Music or wherever you get

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This June 3rd, 1973, at the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

It's a clear day in the busiest city in Australia, and commuters are making their way to work.

But once these cars hit the bridge, they find they're going nowhere.

The reason for the traffic jam becomes clear to anyone looking up.

Between the bridge's 89-foot high pylons, the impossible seems to be taking place.

Dressed in black from head to toe, French performance artist Philippe Petit clutches

tightly to the balancing pole in his hands, as he steps onto a thin rope that he hopes will

support his weight.

After less than a week of planning, the high-wire trapeze artist is carrying out his plan to

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