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Resource : The Montgolfier Hot Air Balloon

From as long ago as the ancient Greeks and their legend of Icarus, whose wings melted when he flew too close to the sun, and the ancient Chinese who made kites that could take to the air, people have wanted to fly. The first known flight to carry people took place in Paris, France in 1783 in a balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers.

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A photograph of an embroidered flag. The flag is divided into four sections, the bottom right section shows an image of a man naked and in chains kneeling on the ground with his hands clasped in prayer, looking up at a large eye in the sky. The other sections are embroidered with words calling for universal sufferage and liberty.

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