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About Balloon Day

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EVENT NAME:
Balloon Day (1783)
EVENT CATEGORIES:
Anniversaries , Transportation
Technology & Telecom
Dates Active:
Begins: Nov 21, 2024
Ends: Nov 21, 2024
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Today marks the anniversary of the first manned hot air balloon flight on November 21, 1783, in France by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes.

This flight began in Paris and floated for 25 minutes before touching down in the suburbs of Paris, five miles away.

United States founding father, Benjamin Franklin, witnessed and documented the historic event.

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