1783
Transportation
France
Manned flight by balloon
The Montgolfiers send humans aloft under a hot-air envelope.
Why it mattered
People left the ground for the first time.
Industrial Age
1783
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1783
Transportation
France
Parachute descent demonstrated
Lenormand jumped from a tower with a rigid canopy.
Why it mattered
Established a practical means of aerial escape.
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