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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, attempting to display the value of balloons, makes record journey, flying 900 miles from Cincinnati to South Carolina.

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Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

American aeronaut, scientist and inventor (1832–1913)

Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and aeronautics, and the father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United…
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April 20

Day of the year

April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 255 days remain until the end of the year.
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