Plaque in honor of André-Jacques Garnerin
the world first parachutist, placed where he landed on October 22, 1797
Parc Monceau
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
Bold Garnerin went up
Which increased his Repute
And came safe to earth
In his Grand Parachute
2 comments:
Really? They were jumping out of planes already in 1797? This man was indeed bold.
I wouldn't believe that they had parachutes in 1797!
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