From Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade, 11 cities are celebrating their centennials in 2025 and 2026. WLRN News’ series “History We Call Home” spotlights the moments, ideas and people that made these cities part of our community’s fabric over the past century.
The world might recognize that the first manned airplane flight was the Wright Brothers’ famous flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and Wilbur Wright have for years held America’s attention as the fathers of modern air travel.
But there’s another aviator from that same era who also designed and built his own planes — a man who left an indelible mark on the history of aviation, and the history of South Florida…