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Coffee Break: Wright Brothers Day

After the Wright brothers perfected their original 1903 design in 1905, and publicly demonstrated it in 1908 and 1909, they began manufacturing airplanes for sale in 1910. Their first offering was the Wright Model B.
After the Wright brothers perfected their original 1903 design in 1905, and publicly demonstrated it in 1908 and 1909, they began manufacturing airplanes for sale in 1910. Their first offering was the Wright Model B.Photo courtesy of National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

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by Anna Weggel

December 17, 2018

Today, December 17, is Wright Brothers Day - which honors the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane made by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention flight, airplanes, jets, pilots, wings, the sky, etc.?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Goldfrapp - Fly Me Away
Husker Du - Flexible Flyer
Nancy Wilson - Fly Me To The Moon
Sloan - Flying High Again
Paul McCartney - Jet
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky
Tegan and Sara - Hop A Plane
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings