DID AN AIRPLANE FLY OVER NEW YORK CITY IN 1876?

According to an article published in a respected New York newspaper in 1876, a local inventor successfully built and flew an aircraft over the city. But - did it really happen?   HISTORICAL REFERENCE:   Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, December 30,1876.   GUEST HOST:   Anabelle D-C of Anabelle Audios     EPISODE MUSIC:   Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by/3.0   At Rest   Improbable   Teddy Bear Waltz   Malt Shop Bop   Music Box Theme   I Knew A Guy     SOUND EFFECTS:   Propeller sound effect - Free Sound Effects   EXTRO APHORISM:   Source: Chesterton, G.K., The Everlasting Man, Chapter 1, Part 5A: Man & Mythologies (1925).   . CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  [email protected]   Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast   Facebook discussion group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/460942860922256/   Twitter: @NewsForgotten   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT!                       Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute.                         PAYPAL      Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!