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Albert Berry (economist)
Albert Berry may refer to: * Albert Berry (parachutist) (1878–?), one of two individuals claiming to have made the first parachute jump from an airplane * Albert S. Berry Albert Seaton Berry (May 13, 1836 – January 6, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Fairfield (now Dayton), Campbell County, Kentucky, Berry attended the public schools. He graduated from Miami University, Oxfor ... (1836–1908), United States Representative from Kentucky See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Berry (parachutist)
"Captain" Albert Berry (born March 1, 1878) is one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful parachute jump from a powered airplane. Berry made his pioneering jump on March 1, 1912, in St. Louis, Missouri, leaping from a Benoist pusher biplane. The other contender is Grant Morton, who is reported to have jumped from a Wright Model B piloted by Phil Parmalee over Venice Beach, California, sometime late in 1911. Early life Albert Berry was the son of balloonist John Berry. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While living in Detroit around 1891, John Berry and his wife separated. Albert was 10 years old at the time and stayed with his mother while John moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Albert did not see or know the whereabouts of his father for two decades. Lynching of Zachariah Walker In August 1911, Albert Berry was in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his wife for a balloon exhibition when an African-American man, Zachariah "Zack" Walker, was ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
