History's Mysteries S1E4: The Wright Brothers Controversy
- Aired: 1999-01-18
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
History's Mysteries examines the controversy over who was the first responsible for powered flight. A consensus of historians credit the Wright Brothers with this accomplishment, but some believe that others including a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead were able to achieve fight several years before the historic 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk. It also looks at a controversy between the Wright Brothers and the Smithsonian.