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The Wright brothers - The First American woman passenger

Time: Wednesday Oct 7, 1908

Place: U.S.

Details: On October 7, 1908, Edith Berg, the wife of the brothers' European business agent, became the first American woman passenger when she flew with Wilbur—one of many passengers who rode with him that autumn.

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