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The Montgolfier Brothers of Avignon, France, Europe, establish the principle of manned balloon flight when they take to the air in a hot-air balloon for the first time. Balloons have since inspired numerous songs, including Up Up And Away (In My Beautiful Balloon) by The 5th Dimension (1967) and 99 Red Balloons by Nena (1984), 200 Balloons by Prince (1993) and Black Balloon by The Goo Goo Dolls (1998).
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