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First Flights: December 17th, 1903

Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina
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On this cold and windy morning, the Wrights achieved the world’s first controlled flights. Here, they realized not only their own dream but also one of humanity’s oldest dreams: to fly. Four flights took off and landed on the field here.
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