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Hot Air Balloons

By lottman08

  • Invention of the Hot Air Balloon

    Invention of the Hot Air Balloon
    The hot air balloon was invented by Joseph and Stephen Montgolfier.

  • First Balloon to be Flown

    First Balloon to be Flown
    The first to be flown was in Paris, France on November 21st, 1783.

  • Gas Balloon

    Gas Balloon
    On December 1st, just ten days after the first hot air balloon was flown, the first gas balloon was flown.

  • American History in Hot Air Balloons

    American History in Hot Air Balloons
    On January 9th, 1793, the first manned hot air balloon was flown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Hindenburg Disaster

    Hindenburg Disaster
    On May 6th, 1937, the great blimp called the Hindenburg caught fire. We don't know the exact reason it exploded but we believe it was a spark that ignited the hydrogen core.

  • Raven Industries

    Raven Industries
    Raven Industries was created by 4 men (J.R Smith, Ed Yost, DuWayne Thon, and Joseph Kaliswezki) to design balloons. This industry was created in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

  • Ballooning

    Ballooning
    Hot air ballooning got big enough to become a National U.S sport.

  • Nationals

    Nationals
    Ballooning Nationals were held in Des Moines, Iowa.

  • Around the World

    Around the World
    Steve Fossett was the first human to travel across the pacific ocean.