9 January 1914

In a well-publicized parachute jump on January 9, 1914, from a plane built and piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1,000 feet over Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California, Georgia Ann "Tiny" Broadwick demonstrated Martin's compact pack-parachute, the Aerial Life-Vest. Although Martin claimed credit for, and patented the appliance, it is widely understood to have been developed by Charles Broadwick.