🕊️ He Jumped Off the Brooklyn Bridge… to Prove a Point In the late 1800s, a professional high diver made history as the first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge. His goal? 🔥 To prove that people don’t die just from falling through the air — giving courage to those trapped in burning buildings to jump into rescue nets instead of freezing in fear. He leaped 135 feet, fell safely through the air… but tragically died the moment he hit the water. His lesson was right — but the price he paid was