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79US History in The 20th Century: 1901 - 1920
This photo is of the Wright Flyer, 1903. The early 20th Century in America is uniquely interesting to me, because of the abundance of its new inventions and the role of my ancestors in advancing the nation to this point in history...
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68Who invented the airplane? Santos-Dumont or the Wright brothers?
Brazil and France, Alberto Santos-Dumont is considered the inventor of the airplane. On 23 October 1906, in Paris, Santos-Dumont flew the 14-Bis, self-propelled, 50-meter distance, 2 meters high from the...
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65What is a High Wheeler?
Ariel model of the 1870's from FearlessGears.comThere are several different names for the type of bicycle that you describe. I am familiar with some of them, because my father's employer actually made these...
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63Image: Wright Brother Model Plane Kit
MEGATECH RC RTF WRIGHT FLYER NEW!! COLLECTOR'S EDITION! Current Bid: $30.00 ...
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97Is There a Flying Car In Your Future?
What driver, crawling along through bumper-to-bumper traffic during rush hour, hasn't dreamed of being able to turn his car into an airplane and fly over the whole mess? While we have been able build rockets...
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58The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers deserve there place in history for been pioneers when it comes to the first ever aircraft that successfully flew. They were not the first to fly an aircraft but they made airplanes...
80Ten Best Airplanes of All Time
I’ve always been fascinated with airplanes. Though I’ve only flown once in my life, I found the experience exhilarating and even spiritual, peering down upon the world at 30, 000 feet, while skipping...
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71The Gem City -- A Jeweled Tapestry of the Past, Present and Future
Photo by crow_warrior_44 On the banks of the Great Miami River that meanders through the rolling hills and valleys of southwestern Ohio lies a city that our forefathers likened to a gem, the city of Dayton,...
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68Day of the Airplane
December 17 would mark the day aviation was born. On December 17 1903, the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, who designed and built the very first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered...
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66A simple highway to SUCCESS is FAILURE
EVERY SUCCESS STORY IS ALSO A STORY OF GREAT FAILURE Generally Failure is the initial step to success. Failure is road to success. History tells us that the people whose stories seem to us successful are also...
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