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SYMHC Classics: S.A. Andrée and the 1897 North Pole Balloon Mission

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Story of Solomon August Andre

In 18 76, solomon august andre travelled by steamer to the centennial international exhibition in philadelphia. There he met john wise who was famous for his work in ballooning. Andrea felt like this man kind hof served as proof that ballooning was a perfectly safe mode of travel. The planned day for their trip, which was the fourth of july, wound up having really high winds. Before they could re schedule their outing, andrea got sick and decided to go back to sweden. He still had never had a balloon ride. But after a brief word from Celis about glass door, we'll talk about how it's creating a more transparent workplace.

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