For the first time in the history of the Games, the cauldron — a 7-meter (23-feet) diameter ring of fire supported by a giant air balloon — flew through the air.

PHILADELPHIA (WHTM) — By 1793 Jean Pierre François Blanchard was a major pioneer in the barely 10-year-old technology of lighter-than-air flight. He made his first ascent in a balloon he built ...

The year was 1783, a milestone year for aviation ... the first to fly across the English Channel. 1793—The First Balloon Flight in North America: A 45-minute flight from Philadelphia to ...

Flying has always fascinated people. More than 2 centuries ago, the first aerostatic flight in history took place. It took ...