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This Day in History For July 27
1909 – Orville Wright successfully tests the Wright Military Flyer, the world’s first military airplane, making a record flight of 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds, flying approximately 40 miles. 1918 – Socony 200, the first concrete barge in the United …