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Wilbur Wright

Born: 1867
Birthplace: Millville, Ind.

Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. (1975)

Died: 1912

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