Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

On This Day, March 21: Piccard, Jones are 1st to circle globe by balloon

Summary by UPI
On March 21, 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed near Cairo after becoming the first people to circle the globe by balloon.

1 Articles

UPIUPI
Center

On This Day, March 21: Piccard, Jones are 1st to circle globe by balloon

On March 21, 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed near Cairo after becoming the first people to circle the globe by balloon.

·Washington, United States
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources are Center
100% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
Blindspot Title And Logo
Stories disproportionately reported by the Left or the Right

Similar News Topics

Cairo, Egypt icon

Cairo, Egypt

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal