Event: Worlds First Parachute Jump
Brief Description: U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry made the world´s first parachute jump from an airplane, over Jefferson Barracks, in 1912.
Year: 1912
Decade: 1910 - 1919
Beginning Date: Mar. 01, 1912
Ending Date: Mar. 01, 1912
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