December 17, 2003



100 Years Ago Today...

...in Kitty Hawk North Carolina, a couple of bicycle repairmen up and changed the world with their amazing Flying Machine. This is a day to celebrate, and remember.

Rand Simberg has some thoughts (including why I shouldn't refer to Orville and Wilbur as "bicycle repairmen"), and Professor Hall has a round-up of links (scroll down a little to find them).

Posted by Phil at December 17, 2003 07:13 AM | TrackBack
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