537K views · 13K reactions | The Wright brothers first aeroplane flight (1903) | Big Jet TV | Facebook

212K views · 3.1K reactions | On #ThisDayinHistory 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. | HISTORY | Facebook

13K views · 359 reactions | The Wright Brothers revolutionized history with the invention of their flying machine, in this clip from The UnXplained. | The Unxplained Zone | Facebook

"The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age" explores who Wilbur and Orville Wright were, what they achieved and how they did it, and and how the world first reacted to their revolutionary invention. At the center of the story and the heart of the gallery is the 1903 Wright Flyer, one of the most iconic artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collection. Now on view at the Museum in DC. | National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution