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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 in History, History Schmistory, Learn!, Names You Should Know Tags: Joseph Kittinger
1984: Joseph Kittinger becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon. At 56 years old, it is only his latest of a lifetime of accomplishments, which include setting the record for the highest, longest and fastest skydive, and surviving a year in a North Vietnamese POW camp. Nails, folks. Nails.
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