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English: Jean-Pierre Blanchard's ascension in a hot air balloon from the Walnut Street Prison yard in Philadelphia across the Delaware River to Deptford Township, New Jersey, January 9, 1793. This was the first balloon flight in North America. The ascension was observed in Philadelphia by many notable people, including United States President George Washington, from the adjacent Southwest Square (now Washington Square).
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- 1793-01-09
- 1793 in Philadelphia
- 1793 in aerostation
- January 1793 in the United States
- Jean-Pierre Blanchard
- Hot air balloons of the United States
- 1793 in New Jersey
- Deptford Township, New Jersey
- History of aviation in the United States
- Historical hot air balloons
- Aviation in the United States in the 1790s
- 1793 events in the United States
- Events in Philadelphia in the 1790s
- January 1793 events
- Walnut Street Prison
- George Washington in 1793
- History of Gloucester County, New Jersey