Quote Originally Posted by Mr. E View Post
I asked this number where balloons were invented. They said, "Balloons were invented in England in 1824. thx!"
The first balloon was (called the balloon of pie) invented by Brazilian-born Portuguese priest, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, and the first public exhibition was to the Portuguese Court on August 8, 1709, in the hall of the Casa da India in Lisbon.