North Carolina: No longer first in flight - GoFuckYourself.com

baddog · 08-18-2013, 07:59 PM

I wonder if they are going to change their license plates.

dyna mo · 08-18-2013, 08:56 PM

i'd hate to be the guy that's gonna have to change all the exhibits at the smithsonian!

JFK · 08-18-2013, 10:15 PM

HUH ? What did I miss ?

sandman! · 08-18-2013, 10:16 PM

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LRS · 08-18-2013, 10:18 PM

On December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright soared into history as inventors of the first successful airplane, which they called the Flyer. Since then, their “first in flight” status has been commemorated on the North Carolina license plate and in countless history books. Now, however, the state of Connecticut is poised to put a law on the books stating that the achievement of the first powered flight belongs not to the Wrights but to Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who is believed by some historians to have made the momentous first flight in Bridgeport, Connecticut, more than two years earlier.

source: http://www.history.com/news/in-conne...irst-in-flight

JFK · 08-19-2013, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LRS

On December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright soared into history as inventors of the first successful airplane, which they called the Flyer. Since then, their ?first in flight? status has been commemorated on the North Carolina license plate and in countless history books. Now, however, the state of Connecticut is poised to put a law on the books stating that the achievement of the first powered flight belongs not to the Wrights but to Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who is believed by some historians to have made the momentous first flight in Bridgeport, Connecticut, more than two years earlier.

source: http://www.history.com/news/in-conne...irst-in-flight

Thanks for that, I see it's still mired in doubts

Grapesoda · 08-19-2013, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JFK

Thanks for that, I see it's still mired in doubts

wow you actually used 'mired' in a sentence... my hero!!!

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Old Norse my'rr bog; cognate with Old English mēos moss

slapass · 08-19-2013, 04:56 AM

Shows how good life is in the US that they can f around with this type of thing in the State Congress.

baddog · 08-19-2013, 06:05 AM

CBS News reported Sunday the respected aeronautical journal "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" has officially recognized Whitehead as first in flight. The Connecticut Legislature has done its part to make it official, recently passing a law affirming it as fact, the network said..

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/08/.../?spt=hs&or=on

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LRS Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 324	On December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright soared into history as inventors of the first successful airplane, which they called the Flyer. Since then, their “first in flight” status has been commemorated on the North Carolina license plate and in countless history books. Now, however, the state of Connecticut is poised to put a law on the books stating that the achievement of the first powered flight belongs not to the Wrights but to Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who is believed by some historians to have made the momentous first flight in Bridgeport, Connecticut, more than two years earlier. source: http://www.history.com/news/in-conne...irst-in-flight __________________ Do You Google? ICQ: 155-193

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 64,316	i'd hate to be the guy that's gonna have to change all the exhibits at the smithsonian!

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slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	Shows how good life is in the US that they can f around with this type of thing in the State Congress.

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baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	CBS News reported Sunday the respected aeronautical journal "Jane's All the World's Aircraft" has officially recognized Whitehead as first in flight. The Connecticut Legislature has done its part to make it official, recently passing a law affirming it as fact, the network said.. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2013/08/.../?spt=hs&or=on