2 July 2002 July 1, 2014 Author: Staff Steve Fossett is the first to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon. Famous Words of Inspiration..."When ideas fail, words come in very handy." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Click here for more from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Related posts: 4 April 1968 30 January 1956 27 July 2002 23 October 2002 24 October 2002 27 January 2002 2 October 2002 23 October 2002 29 January 2002 27 March 2002 Categories: History Tags: 2 July, 2002