First Hot Air Balloon Flight
“The Bois de Boulogne, Paris, November 21, 1783. The Montgolfier balloon rises with Pilâtre de Rozier aboard. Foreground shows Benjamin Franklin watching with the king's brother and gentlemen of science; midground reveals the giant gold-and-blue paper envelope inflating over a brazier; Parisian crowds across rooftops cheer as the first manned flight climbs over the city.”
