WRONG HEADLINE
When Orville and Wilbur Wright finally succeeded in keeping their homemade airplane in the air for fifty-nine seconds on December 17, 1903, they rushed a telegram to their sister in Dayton, Ohio and told her of their great accomplishment: “First sustained flight today fifty-nine seconds. Hope to be home by Christmas.” Their sister was so excited about her brothers’ success, she rushed to the newspaper office and gave the telegram to the editor. The next morning — believe it or not — the newspaper headline stated in bold letters: “Popular Local Bicycle Merchants to be Home for Holidays!”
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