1. The Wright Brothers’ First Flight
On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This iconic event marked the dawn of modern aviation and established techniques—such as three-axis control—that every aircraft uses today. No other flight experiment of the era had such lasting impact. (nasa.gov)
