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Daily Archives: February 16, 2015
President Taft presents Medals to Wright Brothers, 1909
On June 10, 1909, U.S. President William Howard Taft presented Wilbur and Orville Wright with the Aero Club of America gold medals in the East Room of the White House, before an assembly of over 1,000 people. The above photograph … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, aviation history, MS-1, Orville Wright, presidents, Wilbur Wright, Wright Brothers
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