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Wilbur and Orville Wright's First Flight

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Telegram, Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright, announcing the first successful powered flight

Telegram sent by the Wright Brothers to their father on December 17, 1903

CREDIT: Wright, Orville. "Telegram, Orville Wright to Bishop Milton Wright, Announcing the First Successful Powered Flight." December 17, 1903. Words and Deeds in American History, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.



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