On this day in 1797, Frenchman André-Jacque Garnerin became the world's first person to jump with a parachute. He jumped from a hyrdrogen balloon that rose above Parc Monceau in Paris that reached a ...
Oct. 22 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 feet ...
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon said her first parachute jump was peaceful. At least it was after the initial fear of jumping out of an airplane at 12,800 feet. "After the ...