We celebrate the 120th anniversary of the first machine-powered, human-controlled flight on December 17, 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright. While today there is a national park at Kill Devil Hills in the Outer Banks in North Carolina, commemorating the event … official acknowledgement was a long time coming. Despite the thumbnail picture you see here and 5 eye witnesses, for at least 5 years the claim of their first flight was disputed or ignored by government officials, the media, and the public. And at least 6 other parties claimed simultaneously that it was THEY that had the REAL first flight. How come? Was 12/17 actually the first flight? We are joined by our 21 month co-host Ellie for a rare encore appearance in order to get to the bottom of this apparent scandal.

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The Wright Stuff – First Flight?

Frequent guest contributor to WFAN sports radio in New York City, “Leonardo from Manhattan,” self-described Nats hater (he even hates the food in our ball park!) joins the Cheap Seats crew to represent our seminal rival and current Division leader, the Mets.

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The Wright Stuff – First Flight?

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