When is National Balloon Ascension Day?
Monday January 9thOn January 9th, the first balloon flight in the United States in 1793 was commemorated.
Jean Pierre Blanchard, the French aviator, took flight over the Walnut Street Prison in Philadelphia in front of a large audience. He ascended in a hydrogen gas balloon, the first balloon at the time. George Washington was at the launch of the balloon as well. In Americans, ballooning reignited in those days on that day.
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Over time, more than hot air balloons also flew in the skies. However, more than hot air balloons also flew in the skies. During the next 100 years, several forms of balloons emerged. The skies were filled with airships inflated by hydrogen and shaped like cigars. They were also called blimps. They were also called blimps. These balloons were directional flight and speed thanks to their engines.
Large airships with cabins carried passengers by the 20th century. The gas-filled giants descended from the skies eventually. Tragedies like the Hindenburg on May 6, 1937, where over a third of the 97 passengers died when the airship caught fire helped usher in a new age.
