The first modern parachute jump is made above Paris - October 22nd, 1797
Oct 22, 2021
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On this day in 1797, French balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin descended 3,200 feet through the skies of Paris, becoming the first person to float safely to the ground using a frameless parachute.
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