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First Manned Balloon Across the English Channel
2019
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\"The first balloon flight across the English Channel was the result of a collaboration between an inventive Frenchman and an enterprising American. The Frenchman was Jean Pierre Francois Blanchard, whose experiments in heavier-than-air flying machines had led him initially to design a machine that used oars and tiller. The American was John Jeffries, a doctor who was convinced that flying was good for one's health. Together, they made history, on January 7, 1785, flying from Dover, England, to Calais, France.\" (Social Studies for Kids) Read more about the first manned balloon across the English Channel.
