Not diminishing the Wright Brothers's definite contribution to the aviation history, the post should also honor Alberto Santos-Dumont, as he " (...) made the first European public flight of an airplane on October 23, 1906. Designated 14-bis or Oiseau de proie (French for "bird of prey"), the flying machine was the first fixed-wing aircraft officially witnessed to take off, fly, and land."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont

Do you think they knew about excess baggage charge back then?