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225th anniversary: Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent,...

History · Anniversaries · Sat, October 12, 2024

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1799: Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the gondola of a hot air balloon.

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