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title: "First Manned Hot-Air Balloon Flight"
year: 1783
country: "France"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1783/montgolfier-balloon-flight"
slug: "montgolfier-balloon-flight"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1783-01-01"
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# First Manned Hot-Air Balloon Flight

> The Montgolfier brothers' November demonstration in Paris proved humans could escape Earth's surface, igniting the age of aviation and exploration.

## Summary

The First Macedonian War was fought by Rome, allied with the Aetolian League and Attalus I of Pergamon, against Philip V of Macedon, contemporaneously with the Second Punic War against Carthage. There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate.

## Sources

- [First Macedonian War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Macedonian_War) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1783/montgolfier-balloon-flight