The Cannonball Run Explained in 60 Seconds

1905 Cannonball Safe

Watch Into History on Instagram: "Frank “Cannonball” Richards became a sensation in the 1920s and 1930s for an act that defied belief: he allowed a ~104-pound cannonball to be fired directly into his abdomen during vaudeville and sideshow performances. Unlike “human cannonball” acts, where performers were launched from cannons, Richards stood his ground and absorbed the full impact of the projectile with his body. What made the stunt even more extraordinary was that it was captured on film and s