The Wright brothers were aviation genius’, no doubt, but there is pretty strong evidence that they were actually the 3rd and 4th men to “fly”. The American press, then as now, likes to create “heroes” to sell newspapers. Similar to Columbus “discovering” America, when he actually never got closer than the Bahamas, and there were already thousands/million of people here before him, both living and visiting.
The Wright brothers were aviation genius’, no doubt, but there is pretty strong evidence that they were actually the 3rd and 4th men to “fly”. The American press, then as now, likes to create “heroes” to sell newspapers. Similar to Columbus “discovering” America, when he actually never got closer than the Bahamas, and there were already thousands/million of people here before him, both living and visiting.