February 10, 1910: The Wright brothers stood outside the Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) after receiving the Langley Medal for Aerodromics. Pictured (L to R): Smithsonian Secretary Charles D. Walcott, Wilbur Wright, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, Orville Wright. Image Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives

February 10, 1910: The Wright brothers stood outside the Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) after receiving the Langley Medal for Aerodromics. Pictured (L to R): Smithsonian Secretary Charles D. Walcott, Wilbur Wright, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, Orville Wright. Image Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives