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It happened today... on November 21

Rome, Italy - Voyage in the history

The events and anniversaries: Balloon: 1783 - In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight (a flight of 25 minutes and a service ceiling equal to 3000 feet). Curiosity: 1877 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound. Curiosity: 1953 - Authorities at the Br...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69717
Rome, Italy, 11/21/2006 12:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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