17 December 2016

History for the day: 1903: First airplane flies

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Date: December 17, 2016 at 9:52:40 AM EST
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Subject: 1903: First airplane flies

This day in History
Dec
17
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1903
First airplane flies
Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight... read more »
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