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December 17 in history — On This Day
1903
The Wright Brothers Make Their First Powered Flights
Orville and Wilbur Wright made four powered flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903.
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Pioneer 6 Begins a Long Solar Mission
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The Wright Brothers Make Their First Powered Flights
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
A photograph taken after the 1871 fire can make Chicago look as though its future had been decided by a wall of flame. A view from around 1905 tells a different story: tall offices, busy transport routes and commercial streets crowded again.
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