Who Made The First Parachute Jump In 1797?
Who Made The First Parachute Jump In 1797? When was the first parachute jump? Google poses the question with a doodle that spotlights French parachutist Andre-Jacques Garnerin. On Oct. 22, 1797 — 216 years ago today — in a Paris exhibition, Garnerin rose to a height of 3,200 feet, then made a dizzying descent to