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Wright Brothers' Record, Bond's Debut & Ford's Assembly Line | Oct 5–9
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This week in history delivered powered flight records, the birth of James Bond, the Beatles' first single, and the assembly line that changed modern life. Ten landmark moments from five centuries, all tied to the same week on the calendar.
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On October fifth, nineteen oh five, near Dayton, Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright climbed into their Wright Flyer III and did something nobody had managed before. They flew twenty-four miles in thirty-nine minutes, setting a new world record for sustained flight.
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