10 Shocking facts about the statue of liberty (With Pictures)

4. Part of Base Jumping History

It’s common knowledge that wherever there is a tall structure, you will find someone plotting to do a base jump off it. And Lady Liberty is no different. Space-hopping daredevil, Felix Baumgartner, jumped off the observation platform in 2007. But before him, an Australian stuntman had parachuted off the statue in 1986.

But even before him, Frederick Law made the first recorded BASE jump off the statue in 1912!