Independence NHP on Instagram: “On January 9, 1793, Jean-Pierre Blanchard launched the first hot air balloon flight in America right here in Philadelphia, just a block…”
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On January 9th in 1793, the first hot air balloon flight in the U.S. lifted off in Philadelphia, piloted by Je… | Balloon flights, Today in history, Hot air balloon
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