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... Some people think of the airplane as one of the most important inventions in history.
This year, people all over the country will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the first airplane flight. ... People are also learning about the history and possible future of air travel. ... Then on December 17th, the Memorial will host a special reenactment of Orville Wrights first flight. ...
There are many nationwide tributes to the centennial year of flight as well. For example, the United States Postal Service recently issued a stamp picturing the Wrights first flight. Museums across the country are holding special live and Internet exhibits of Wright airplanes, history, and photographs. ... In their spare time, Wilbur and Orville read and studied everything they could find on flight experiments. They wrote to the Smithsonian Institute and received information about other peoples ideas about flight. ... The two brothers from Dayton had made history. ... Despite the great progress in airplane design, virtually every airplane today still follows many of the basic principles of flight that the Wright brothers developed back in the early 1900s.
Approximate Word count = 988
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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