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Industrial Revolution
Was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban -
Steam Ships invented
The first steam ships became in use in the 1800s -
Wilbur Wright birth
Orvilles brother was born -
Orville Wright birth
Was born in Dayton, Ohio -
Automobile invented
The first piratical car was invented -
Flying machines in newspaper
Newspapers were filled with account of flying machines that were not yet operated by people -
Wright Brothers flight
The brothers flew an airplane in Kitty Hawk, NC -
Wilbur Wright death
Orvilles brother died -
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WW1
The first war in which airplanes were used in -
Establishment of American Airlines
Establishment of the world's largest airplane company in present time -
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WW2
Next major war where airplanes were used -
Orville Wright death
Died in Dayton, Ohio -
First non-stop flight around the world
The experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first nonstop, around-the-world flight without refueling -
9/11
Terrorist attacks in the U.S. by crashing airplanes into famous buildings