21 March in history.

1999

Around the world by balloon. Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones landed in Egypt after flying a balloon all the way around the world without stopping, the first ever to do it.

Wikipedia: Breitling Orbiter

Photo: Quejaytee / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

More from 21 March

1. 

   1985

   The Man in Motion sets off

   Rick Hansen, who uses a wheelchair, set out from Vancouver to wheel around the world. Over two years he covered about 40,000 kilometres.

   Wikipedia: Rick HansenWikipedia: Rick Hansen

   Photo: Jay Dixit / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

2. 

   1986

   Debi Thomas wins the world title

   Figure skater Debi Thomas won the world championship, the first African American to take the title.

   Wikipedia: Debi Thomas

   Photo: Quejaytee / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3. 

   1990

   Namibia becomes independent

   After 75 years under South African rule and a long struggle, Namibia became a free country.

   Wikipedia: Namibia

   Photo: SVG by Vzb83~commonswiki et al. / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   2006

   The first tweet

   Jack Dorsey posted the first message on Twitter: "just setting up my twttr".

   Wikipedia: X (social network)Wikipedia: Jack Dorsey

   Photo: Mark Warner / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.