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2. Wright brothers - Wikipedia

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   The Wright Brothers' U.S. Patent 821,393 issued 1906. The Wright brothers wrote their 1903 patent application themselves, but it was rejected. In January 1904, they hired Ohio patent attorney Henry Toulmin, and on May 22, 1906, they were granted U.S. Patent 821393 [12] for "new and useful Improvements in Flying Machines

3. George A. Spratt - Wikipedia

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   Pennsylvania state historical marker erected in 2021. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission dedicated a state historical marker to Spratt on October 16, 2021. . Located by the road outside the Spratt Farm in West Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the marker states that his "research was instrumental in the Wright brothers’ first f

4. The Winds of Kitty Hawk - Wikipedia

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   At the start of the 20th century, bicycle mechanics Wilbur and Orville Wright, begin tinkering with gliders on the windy sand dunes of Kitty Hawk. Three years and dozens of crashes later, the Wright brothers solve the technical problems that had stumped the best engineers in the world, and succeed in making the first successful powered flight.

5. The Wright Stuff (film) - Wikipedia

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   The Wright Stuff is a 1996 television documentary film about Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented the first successful motor-powered airplane.Produced by PBS for The American Experience (now simply American Experience) documentary program, it recounts the lives of the Wright brothers from their early childhood in Ohio with dreams of flight to their subsequent fame after their ...

6. History of YouTube - Wikipedia

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   According to YouTube, this was the first worldwide free online broadcast of a major sporting event. [96] On March 31, 2010, YouTube launched a new design with the aim of simplifying the interface and increasing the time users spend on the site. Google product manager Shiva Rajaraman commented: "We really felt like we needed to step back and ...

7. Claims to the first powered flight - Wikipedia

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   It is generally accepted today that the Wright brothers were the first to achieve sustained and controlled powered manned flight, in 1903. It is popularly held in Brazil that their native citizen Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first successful aviator, discounting the Wright brothers' claim because their Flyer took off from a rail, and in later ...

8. Hoda Kotb Gushes Over Final Day on “Today”: 'All of ... - AOL

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   Hoda Kotb is feeling the love on her final day on the Today show. The 60-year-old co-anchor exited the NBC morning show on Friday, Jan. 10, and was cheered on by fans from across the country, who ...

9. Centennial of Flight Commission - Wikipedia

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   The U. S. Centennial of Flight Commission (CoFC or CofF Commission) was created in 1999, by the U.S. Congress, to serve as a national and international source of information about activities commemorating the centennial of the Wright brothers' first powered flight on December 17, 1903 (purportedly the first fully controlled, sustained, powered flight of a heavier-than-air man-carrying airplane).