U. S. Balloon Ascent Day
U. S. Balloon Ascent Day is held on January 9. This event in the first decade of the month January is annual. 
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Balloon Ascent Day is commemorated on January 9, in reference to the first hot air balloon ride, years ago. The first celebration of this day was held on January 9, 1973 at Independence Square in Philadelphia, United States. Balloon Ascent Day celebrates the first flight carried out in U.S. airspace, although this was not the first flight in history.
On that day Jean Pierre Blanchard made his first official balloon flight. His flight reached an altitude of 364 meters and generated astonishment among his spectators, among whom was then President George Washington.
According to history, it was Washington who had asked Blanchard to make the flight.
Blanchard was born in Les Andelys, France, on July 4, 1753. He was a renowned inventor who stood out for his work and participation in aviation and parachuting.
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