Wilbur and Orville Wright (1909)
The Wilbur brothers are known as the fathers of modern aviation and were the first to achieve flight status with a “heavier-than-air craft. The first successful flight for the brothers took place on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk. Wilbur was born in 1867 and died in 1912, while his brother Orville was born in 1871 and died in 1948. Orville was asked by the St. Louis Post Dispatch in 1943 how he felt about the aviation industry’s overall evolution and especially how they were used in WWII. The Wilbur brother noted he thought they had created something that would bring peace to the world, but they were wrong. He noted the man had turned what was meant for good into benefiting evil. There were certainly no regrets on their part for such inventions, and no more damage could be caused further than what was already being done with it. This picture shows the brothers at their home in Dayton, OH.
Wilbur And Orville Wright
M. Lefebre – One of Napoleon’s Army’s Last Surviving Veteran
History seems to only have limited information on Monsieur Lefebre aside from the info that he was a sergeant in Napoleon’s 2nd Regiment of 1815 Engineers. Interestingly, though, we can source some information based on this photo depiction of Lefebre according to Brown University.The university’s record indicates that most of these photos of the Napoleon Army members’ photos when taken and produced in detail would be around age 70 or 80. This means the depiction here showcases some of the Grande Armée and the Grand’s only surviving veterans while they wore their uniforms and insignia. However, some of the uniforms may have been adjusted during the early 1850s to fit. It is possible this photo was taken on May 5, 1858, to commemorate the anniversary of the passing of Napoleon. The university also notes these are some of the earliest photographs of war veterans to be in existence.
M Lefebre
