JUNE 21, 1861:
Thaddeus
S.C. Lowe, an “aeronaut” and friend of Joseph Henry, head of the Smithsonian,
demonstrates for President Lincoln how his hot air balloon, ENTERPRISE, can be
used for observation of enemy troop movements. Lincoln is so impressed he
orders the immediate establishment of an Army Balloon Corps, the forerunner of
the eventual U.S. Air Force.
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