Bungee jumping first started in the U.S. in 1986. John Kockelman opened The Palo Alto Bungee Club. Which was not only the first bungee jumping business in the U.S. , but also the first in the world. The name was changed shortly after to Bungee Adventures.
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The first modern bungee jumps took place on April 1st, 1979. They were done from the 250-foot Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, by members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club.
The first bungee jumps were made in April, 1979. The jump was 250 feet high from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
Andre-Jacques Garnerin may have been the first back in 1797 when he successfully sky dived from a hot air balloon. Only in 1953 did sky diving become an international sport.