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Its very interesting you think you know because we all know about the right brothers. Then to hear david talk about their personal story, i discovered i really do not know anything about them at all. The brothers had a sister who is very helpful with everything they did. All of them live together. As they were getting older, they had a bicycle shop, they started out in a bicycle shop and one of the brothers was fascinated by flight. And then translated that to have it begin to build an airplane and they went to kitty hawk in North Carolina because thats where they thought the wind pattern woul...

Were back live now at the Smithsonian National air and space museum where the museum today is celebrating its 40th birthday. It was 40 years ago today that president gerald ford dedicated this museum. In about a half hour, well bring you live coverage of the events celebrating that anniversary. In the meantime, we want to hear from you. Our phone lines are open. 2027488900 for those in the eastern or central time zones. If you live out west, 2027488901. Send us a tweet at cspan history or join us on facebook at facebook. Com cspanhistory. As we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and ...

Up next were going to go from space to dna. And we have eric schulte coming. Hes up next. Thanks very much. Really appreciate it. So a beloved astronomer was faced with a task that would seem daunting to just about anyone. Okay . If we humans were to announce our existence in this universe, how would you do it . And more importantly, what would you say . Now, i say say very lightly here because language is a very human construct. A concept weve applied to many living and nonliving things to help us understand communication. But if were being frank, what is communication . Is it the words . The...

We not your typical and lecturer in 2004. They quickly became one of our most popular annual event. Tonight is no exception. We will feature historic conversation between a legendary near and a visionary rocket entrepreneur. In addition to those lucky enough to have secured tickets, many more will be watching on a live webcast. Which also will be in our archives. If you want to review it sometime in the future, senator glenn cannot be with us tonight. That he sent his best regards. His accompaniments are great inspiration for all of us. Thank you to our speakers for being here. Mr. David ruben...

Beginning in 1907 when the u. S. Army purchased the First Military plane. This is about 30 minutes. This is the big picture, an official television report of the United States army, produced for the armed forces and the American People. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Master Sergeant stewart quaid. In the fall of 1907, the United States army purchased from two bicycle mechanics named wright the First Military plane. Guaranteed to remain aloft for one hour, it carried two persons. At an airspeed of 40 miles per hour, it was light enough to be transported in an army wagon. 50 y...