History's Mysteries S01E04 - The Wright Brothers Controversy

History's Mysteries examines the controversy over who was the first responsible for powered flight. A consensus of historians credit the Wright Brothers with this accomplishment, but some believe that others including a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead were able to achieve fight several years before the historic 1903 flight at Kitty Hawk. It also looks at a controversy between the Wright Brothers and the Smithsonian.