NOT AT The World's Fair in St. LouisMissouri which occured in
1904. However, the first successful parachute jump from an airplane
DID take place in St. Louis on March 1, 1912 at Jefferson Barracks
Military Post according to the St. Louis County Parks and
Recreation.
1797 - André-Jacques Garnerin dropped from about 6,500 ft over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-foot-diameter parachute made of white canvas with a basket attached