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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical ParkFirst flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 17, 1903.
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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
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Take a trip through time and explore the history and curiosities from the 1860s to the 1940s featuring US and World Events, Inventions & Technology, the Wright brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, American Letters, and Dayton Events.
Pick a theme, then pick a decade and travel through our interactive timeline.
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The Wright brothers’ invention of the airplane changed much in the world. Click here to see The Miracle of Flight movie, the Learning to Fly cartoon, Riding the Wind movie, the Age of Flight movie and test your skills with the interactive simulator by left clicking your mouse.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
There were approximately 400 workers that worked at Mount Rushmore during the carving process from October 1927 to October 1941. Also throughout this extremely dangerous work there were no lives lost.

Last Updated: March 25, 2009 at 15:56 EST