January 9 ‘don’t drop and a cop’

Several events and corresponding books for today. We will begin with National Balloon Ascension Day. It celebrates the first flight in the United States. According to the book “Hot-Air Ballooning” by Charles Coombs 1981, that date was January 9, 1793 by Jean Pierre Blanchard.  He flew from Philadelphia, to Woodbury, New Jersey, for a total of 15 miles.Continue reading “January 9 ‘don’t drop and a cop’”