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Today is: Hot Air Balloon Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHot air balloons are the oldest form of technology to carry humans aloft, with the first human flight taking place in November 1783 in Paris, France....
Shawnee's FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival is set to take flight
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe FireLake Fireflight Balloon Fest returns Aug. 12-13 in Shawnee. Along with hot air balloons, the...
Santa Fe balloon pilot shares lifelong love of flight
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 1—Johnny Lewis and his crew wake up before the sun rises every morning to take people on a hot air balloon ride over the vast New Mexico landscape. At 77, Lewis is one of the most experienced ...
The balloon chase: A pursuit, a palpable excitement and a landing as soft as the takeoff
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 22—LEWISTON — The crowds arrived at Simard-Payne Memorial Park Sunday morning as the baskets were on their side and the balloons were being unfurled. The roar of the propane burners could ...
