Wright Brothers National Memorial goes virtual for celebration of First Flight's 117th anniversary
Wright Brothers National Memorial goes virtual for celebration of First Flight's 117th anniversary and last updated 2020-12-17 08:06:06-05 KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. - 117 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright took off from the Outer Banks in their flying machine. That first flight on December 17, 1903 lasted just 12 seconds, but it changed the course of history as the first time humans left the earth in a heavier-than-air powered machine. On Thursday, the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills is commemorating the occasion virtually due to COVID-19. The celebration, titled 'The In...
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