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On this day: first woman to parachute-jump from a balloon, 1799
Original: On this day in 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute. On this
History calendars mark October 22 as the day Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to jump from a balloon using a parachute, in 1799. The same date also recalls the 1917 First Battle of Passchendaele at Ypres in the First World War and events in the Soviet Union in 1964, prompting readers to share and discuss the anniversaries.
Why now: It is an 'on this day' anniversary roundup that people routinely share and discuss on the date itself.
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- On this day in 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute. On this day in 1917, the disastrous First Battle of Passchendaele for control of the city of Ypres takes place during WW1. On this day in 1964, the Soviet Union… · mf_magazine@mastodon.mediafaro.org · 1
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