How do events from the past affect your life today? Objective The student will be able to order events from the Wright brothers lives and discuss how the student’s life would be different had these events not occurred. Background The Wright brothers, two young men from Dayton, Ohio came to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in search of the perfect place to test the first powered aircraft. They faced the challenge of finding a way to control flight. The Wright brothers accomplished the first man powered and controlled flight in history in 1903. This historic event was the first step in many aviation m Duration: 60 Minutes.