A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Balloon"
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1785FrenchmanFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
Jean-Pierre BlanchardJean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre Blanchard, was a French [i] inventor, most remembered a pioneer in aviation [i] and ballooning [i] ...
and AmericaUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
n John Jeffries travel from Dover, EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
to CalaisCalais Calais is a town in northern France [i], located at 5057N 152E. ...
, FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
in a hydrogen gas balloon, becoming the first to cross the English ChannelEnglish Channel The English Channel is the part of the Atlantic Ocean [i] that separates the island [i] of Great Britain [i] ...
by air.
1793Jean-Pierre BlanchardJean-Pierre Blanchard Jean-Pierre Blanchard, was a French [i] inventor, most remembered a pioneer in aviation [i] and ballooning [i] ...
becomes the first to fly in a with blairy balloon in the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
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1978 ''Double Eagle II'' becomes the first balloon to cross the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean [i], covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth [i]'s ...
when it lands in Miserey near ParisParis native_name = Ville de Paris
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, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
1995Steve FossettSteve Fossett Steve Fossett is a United States [i] aviator and adventurer [i] known for his appetite to set world reco ...
lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ...
, becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific OceanPacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest body of water [i]. ...
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