On This Day - August 17, A Shot of History
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1960 – Sean Penn is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Penn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smncq9etIJQ

1978 – Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands near Paris, France, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Eagle_II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfh_DCDK81o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUq3tZNJmtw

1977 – The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arktika_%28icebreaker%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3KmNNIIRZ4

1908 – Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasmagorie_%281908_film%29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa7TC8QhIMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCUvAs2p094

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet