German inventor Otto Lilienthal had flown more than 2,000 times before his glider failed him.

German inventor Otto Lilienthal had flown more than 2,000 times before his glider failed him.

One week before this pioneering aviator's tragic death, an American watched him work

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The HistoryNet Podcast features some of the greatest stories from HistoryNet.com's archive of over 25,000+ features. From ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from the 18th century to the edge of recent memory, we zero in on the people and events that made the world what it is today. Vividly written by expert authors, thoroughly edited and fact-checked by magazine professionals, these stories bring history to vibrant life. The narrators of this podcast, however, are not human beings but AI voices created by our partner, Instaread.co. Say what you will about AI, but in this case the voices are surprisingly real, capturing well the nuances of the articles they're reading aloud. To read those stories in their original form, please go to historynet.com. For advertising inquires, please contact advertisingsales@mco.com.

The HistoryNet Podcast features some of the greatest stories from <a href="https://www.HistoryNet.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">HistoryNet.com</a>'s archive of over 25,000+ features. From ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from the 18th century to the edge of recent memory, we zero in on the people and events that made the world what it is today. Vividly written by expert authors, thoroughly edited and fact-checked by magazine professionals, these stories bring history to vibrant life.

The narrators of this podcast, however, are not human beings but AI voices created by our partner, <a href="Instaread.co" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instaread.co</a>. Say what you will about AI, but in this case the voices are surprisingly real, capturing well the nuances of the articles they're reading aloud.

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