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George Freeth brings surfing
1907
Redondo Beach, California
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A part-Hawaiian swimmer was hired to ride waves twice a day as an advertisement for a beach railway, and mainland America saw surfing for the first time. He also organised the first lifeguard service on this coast and won a medal for pulling seven Japanese fishermen out of a storm.
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Location: historic site
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