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    December 17, 1903 near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville & 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 1

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    Zoom into the picture and you can see Orville is laying down to pilot the aircraft.

    Zoom into the picture and you can see Orville is laying down to pilot the aircraft.
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