Parachute · Oct 22, 2026
On this day in 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin made history above Paris with the first recorded parachute descent from a balloon. Seated in a basket beneath a silk parachute, he detached from the balloon and descended toward Parc Monceau. The parachute swayed dramatically—but he lan
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