Claim: The Wright brothers took flight for the first time the same year The New York Times published an editorial speculating it could take 1 to 10 million years to develop a successful flying machine.
Fact-check: Did Wright Brothers Fly Same Year NYT Said Flying Machines Could Take 10M Years To Develop?
Verdict: true
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Izz Scott Lamagdeleine
Date published: 2023-05-12T21:42:27