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699 New Year's Traditions; New Orleans Originals; David McCullough Tribute

Travel with Rick Steves

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Did the Wright Brothers Really Invent the Airplane?

The Wright brothers wanted to have their place in history be authentic and provable. How did they work to authenticate? They took photographs of everything they did. You know, when we look at that airplane, it looks so frail,. how did they land a plane like that on those firsts?

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