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Yesterday's Air Force: 1909 Wright Flyer
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Jan. 30, 2015 | 4:02
Two American bicycle shop owners accomplished something the world's greatest minds had been working on for centuries - powered flight - and it only took them a few years. They sold their invention to the US military and the rest is history.
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