I have always wanted to parachute out of a plane!  Have you ever done it?
No I have never jumped out of a plane. I am too scared although I like parachutes and their light and strong fabric.
What kind of fabric is used in a parachute?
They typically use fabrics like nylon these days but in the past silk was used.
Silk!  They must have been really expensive to make.  When was the first parachute jump?
Are you meaning the first time a person used a parachute to jump or the amusement ride of the same name in New York?
The first time someone used a parachute
Parachuting
Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute or parachutes. It may involve more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
History.
The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on 22 October 1797
Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag (or in the case of ram-air parachutes, aerodynamic lift). Parachutes are usually made out of light, strong fabric, originally silk, now most commonly nylon. They are typically dome-shaped, but vary, with rectangles, inverted domes, and others found. A variety of loads are attached to parachutes, including people, food, equipment, space capsules, and bombs.
A drogue