The Wright Brothers - Lessons From History

Lessons From History

English - December 28, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MB
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As a kid in school, I learned that long ago, two men on their own did the unbelievable - they flew a plane. They were the first and everybody was happy that it happened.

What I have learned since is much different.

I want to share today on Lessons From History my research and some surprising facts. Let me reveal a different story, something more than my rosy picture of history. History recorded it and I have discovered that besides two successful and memorable men, there was lying, cheating. deception, and an attempt to rewrite history. Join me now as I reveal a more colorful, yet tainted story of the Wright Brothers and exactly what challenges they faced which made them a great, Lesson From History.