Today in #Connecticut History, August 14: Gustave Whitehead Flies, Making Two Wrights Wrong

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119 years ago today, the Wright Brothers made the first successful flight in a heavier-than-air craft, making North Carolina #firstinflight. Happy #WrightBrothersDay!

On this date in 1903, the Wright brothers took flight in Kitty Hawk, NC. The Virginian-Pilot was the first newspaper to report on their accomplishment. The headline and story contained numerous fact errors that the paper would correct 100 years later. #OTD #firstinflight

On this date in 1903, the Wright brothers took flight in Kitty Hawk, NC. The Virginian-Pilot was the first newspaper to report on their accomplishment, but the story had several fact errors. The paper ran a front-page correction in 2003. #OTD #firstinflight https://www.pilotonline.com/history/article_610fe57e-e3f0-5048-a7c3-4a45983a5822.html

NC Department of Cultural and Natural Resources: First Powered Flight Celebrated today

"On Dec 17, 1903, Orville & Wilbur Wright made their first successful powered flight in a heavier-than-air craft. Kill Devil Hill on NC's Outer Banks was the perfect location for this moment":
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https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/12/17/first-powered-flight