Andre-Jacques Garnerin debuted the modern parachute 216 years ago today. Oct. 22, 2013— -- It's hard to associate parachutes with anything but people skydiving from airplanes. But the first ...

(UPI) -- Google's interactive doodle for Tuesday is a sweetly animated tribute to the very first parachute jump in history. Frenchman André-Jacques Garnerin invented the frameless parachute, using a ...

On Oct. 22, 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 feet over a Paris park. On Oct. 22, ...

And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: October 22nd, 1797, 220 years ago today … the day Frenchman Andre-Jacques Garnerin cut loose from a balloon 3,000 feet above Paris and drifted down to ...

On Oct. 22, 1746, Princeton University in New Jersey received its charter. In 1797 French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about ...

Today’s cinematic Google Doodle honors André-Jacques Garnerin, who was the inventor of the modern frameless parachute. Garnerin’s successful parachute jump occurred 216 years ago today, on October 22, ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 feet ...

If you're like most of the civilized world, you likely went to Google at some point today to find out what that rash is or pictures of that sex thing you heard about or the molecular weight of toffee ...

Today on Google's home pages worldwide is a logo for the first parachute jump that took place 216 years ago today, on October 22, 1797. French aeronaut André-Jacques Garnerin was the first to jump out ...

In 1797, French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first ...

Physical Description Portrait of M. Garnerin, July 5, 1802. Portrait of André-Jacques Garnerin. Drawing of the head and shoulders profile of A.J. Garnerin, a French balloonist and parachutist. He is ...

You may not have realized this, but the first modern parachute was invented over a century before the Wright brothers conducted their first successful take off. Tuesday's Google Doodle paid tribute to ...