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In March,1999, who made the first nonstop balloon flight around the world?

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The Americans Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman made the first transatlantic crossing in 1978, and in 1981 Abruzzo, Newman, Rocky Aoki, and Ron Clark crossed the Pacific. In Mar., 1999, Jacques Piccard, Auguste's grandson, and Briton Brian Jones made the first nonstop balloon flight around the world; ...

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