Word: stirrup
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...French officer named Lebrun pulled the most audacious stunt of all, one that depended on pure nerve and agility. A fine athlete, he was exercising in the courtyard. Suddenly, using a confederate's hands as a stirrup, he was sent flying and catapulted over the wall. Under fire, he reached the outside wire wall, cleared that and got clean away. A British officer later tried the same method and was shot dead...
...watch out for the White Charger, Mr. Dewey. Are you sure you can reach the stirrup...
...hunting for quail in South Carolina, Elder Statesman Bernard M. Baruch sprained his left leg when the stirrup broke as he dismounted from his horse. He flew north to see his Manhattan doctor, then snorted at inquiring reporters: "No, 'tain't broken, just swollen...