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This date in Michigan History:   February 18, 1977
A hot-air balloon record is set.

Karl Thomas, a 28-year-old adventurer from Troy, Michigan, landed his hot-air balloon on a remote island 15 miles northeast of Jacksonville, Florida, ending a record 18-day solo voyage across the United States.

 
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