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The first daring parachute jump in history

In this short video I share a fun Today in History moment from October 22, 1797, when André Jacques Garnerin made the first ...
One hundred years ago, an Army daredevil completed the first parachute jump from a plane. But the history of the chute goes all the way back to Leonardo da Vinci, and all the way up to today's ...
This month he will return to the site that holds a special place in his heart. On Sept. 17, 1944, Martin parachuted into the Dutch village of Son as part of Operation Market Garden. The largest ...