On December 17th 1903, man's first flight in a heavier-than-air flying vehicle occurred in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (United States of America). Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors, were able to fly the plane for 12 seconds over a distance of 120 feet on its first successful flight.
This historical event lead to the air crafts we see today that are a lot heavier and a lot faster than the Wright Brother's convention. This invention lead to a more global community and changed the social landscapes of many countries who before now relied on boat trips that could take weeks to get to another country. Now such a travel takes mere hours with entertainment along the way. If it wasn't for the Wright Brothers it could have been a lot later in our history that we ever managed to fly in a heavier-than-air vehicle and we probably wouldn't be up to our level of advancement in aircraft technology. The Wright Brothers paved a way to a brighter, global future.
Source (incl. Picture) of information in first paragraph: http://www.historycentral.com/Technology/WrightFlyer.html
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