The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight (nov 22, 1783 – nov 22, 1783)
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Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier construct an hot-air balloon that ascends 84 feet (25 m) into the air with the first human fliers, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent. The balloon stays aloft for almost four minutes.
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