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the topic "Jean-Pierre Blanchard"
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1782 Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries try 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] ...
with a hot-air balloon.
1785FrenchmanFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
Jean-Pierre Blanchard 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 balloonBalloon A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with a gas [i], such as helium [i], hydrogen [i], nitrous oxide [i]...
, 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.
1793 Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a with blairy balloonBalloon A balloon is a flexible bag normally filled with a gas [i], such as helium [i], hydrogen [i], nitrous oxide [i]...
in the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...