In 1903, two brothers named Wilbur and Orville Wright had a dream. They wanted to build a machine that could fly like a bird. Many people laughed at them and said it was impossible. But the Wright brothers didn't give up.
The brothers spent years studying how birds fly. They watched carefully as birds soared through the sky, noting how they tilted their wings to turn. They built models and tested them in the wind. Each failure taught them something new.
Finally, on December 17th, they were ready to test their flying machine. It was a cold morning in North Carolina. Orville climbed into the machine while Wilbur ran alongside. The engine roared to life, and suddenly, the impossible happened—the machine lifted off the ground!
The flight lasted only 12 seconds and covered 120 feet, but it changed the world forever. The Wright brothers had proven that humans could fly. Today, millions of people travel by airplane every day, all because two brothers refused to stop dreaming.