21 min listen
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Old North Church in Boston to explore a story you likely haven't heard. According to a plaque on the side of the building, it was here on September 13, 1757, that John Childs flew from the steeple of the church to the satisfaction of a great number of spectators--he did it more than once. Does that mean that Boston, and not Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, was the first in flight?
Released:
Feb 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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