Today in 1903, two Christian brothers, the sons of a Bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Orville and Wilbur Wright, flew the first heavier than air manned flight.
Their airplane was a wood and muslin contraption named the “Kitty Hawk” and it flew for some 12 seconds.
– Posted by Douglas Racionzer (serendipiday.blogspot.com)