Balloon Ascension Day celebrates more than 200 years

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – January 9th is the 230th anniversary of the first Balloon Ascension in the United States. Monday, historian Raffi Andonian explained the first hot air balloon flight.Albuquerque Coin Club: Running Antelope $5 Silver CertificateIn 1793 in Philadelphia a french man took the first ascension a couple of feet in the air with a crowd around. People back then would use ballooning for different things than recreation. According to Andonian, in the old days, peo