The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The Wrights Fly the First Powered Aircraft (1903)

The Wright brothers were two aviation pioneers credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first motor-operated airplane. The Wright brothers' plane was recognized as "the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight."

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The More You Know

  • The population of the United States increases by one person every 12 seconds.
  • 9% of Americans have phobias.
  • During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
  • Both volleyball and basketball were invented in Massachusetts.
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