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12/17/2004

Wright Brother

December 17, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright made four successful flights in their Flyer 1 airplane. It wasn't until 1905 that they achieved a flight of substantial distance and time. The Flyer 3 made a record flight of 38 minutes, and traveled 25 miles.
Wilbur died of typhoid fever in 1915 and Orville sold the airplane company for $1 million.