The Doomed Cleveland Balloonfest of '86
June 12, 2018
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as posted by the channelIn September 1986, the city of Cleveland attempted to set a special recordthe simultaneous launch of 1.5 million balloons. But fate intervened, and the result was both crazier and more tragic than anyone could have imagined. Read more
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