The Peanuts help the Wright Brothers set up their flyer for another test drive in hopes of beating their past records. One of the Peanuts explains to Charlie Brown how their first flight went and how they decided who would fly first. The Peanuts also explain how the Wright Brothers pilot their glider.

Charlie Brown learns about the Wright Brother's flight attempts from his cousin.

John talks about the Atlantic Slave Trade and descibes its process and conditions slaves underwent on boats and their life on farms and plantations in the Americas.

John discusses the corruption of the Gilded Age. He goes in to depth about Tammany Hall and how political machines utilized voter fraud and corruption to further their own agendas.

Chuck Yeager finally breaks the sound barrier while piloting an aircraft. The people on the ground initially believe that the sonic boom was Chuck crashing but soon realize that Chuck was successful in his attempt to break the sound barrier.