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   DaJellyBelly said, about 1 year ago

   Balloons & Blunderbusses, that is how the duel was fought in the movie “Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines!”
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   simpsonfan2 said, about 1 year ago

   @DaJellyBelly

   I think the German guy won the duel, but punctured his balloon with the spike on his helmet.
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   paulproteus48640 said, about 1 year ago

   the bullet hit Teddy’s speech and the is why he lived through that ordeal.
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   paulproteus48640 said, about 1 year ago

   so that means the width of it’s head is as long as half the length of it’s body?
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   AshburnStadium said, about 1 year ago

   I wonder if one of the duellists was related to George Grandpré (1905-1983), famous cartoon animator. He mainly worked for Warner Bros. in their “Termite Terrace” animation department making Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. He also helped make the Pink Panther cartoons.
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   Kimber Forrester said, about 1 year ago

   TR was shot before his speech not during.
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   John Bollinger said, about 1 year ago

   @paulproteus48640

   Nice catch!
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   gmartin997 said, about 1 year ago

   @Kimber Forrester

   Nevertheless, he finished his speech before seeking medical attention. He was as tough as nails.
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   Simon_Jester said, about 1 year ago

   TR was not President at the time of that assassination attempt. It happened while he was running for office on the Progressive ( Bull Moose ) ticket, a move that basically destroyed his poiltical career. The Republican Party never forgave him for splitting the Repub vote and handing the election to Democrat Woodrow Wilson
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    Jogger2 said, about 1 year ago

    “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.”
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    Puddleglum2 said, about 1 year ago

    “…let’s go on with the show!”
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    Puddleglum2 said, about 1 year ago

    I’m speechless!
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    Stephen Gilberg said, about 1 year ago

    I think he shot back and hit the would-be assassin, too.
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    silvrGrl123 said, about 1 year ago

    There’s an interesting write-up of The Balloon Duel by Tom Sleman at http://thomasslemen.tripod.com/balloon.html
    It ends:

    “…De Grand returned to earth, the hero of the day, and he marched straight to the most beautiful woman in Europe. She had agreed to marry the survivor, but a woman who stood between him removed her hood. She announced that De Grand was already married – to her. And her lawyer produced the marriage papers to prove it. So Gwen Tirevitt married De Grand’s assistant, and she bore him 5 children.”
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, about 1 year ago

    @silvrGrl123

    Thank you for the link and more information.
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