Inventor of the human cannonball act. He invented a cannon that used compressed air instead of explosives and shot his son Hugo out of it. Members of the Zacchini family were later inducted into the Ringling Brothers Circus Hall of Fame.
Inventor of the human cannonball act. He invented a cannon that used compressed air instead of explosives and shot his son Hugo out of it. Members of the Zacchini family were later inducted into the Ringling Brothers Circus Hall of Fame.
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FOUNDER OF THE CANNON USED IN HUMAN CANNON BALL ACT.
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