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Willbur's birth
Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Indiana. He was his father's favorite child and had the biggest personality among the siblings. -
Settling in Dayton
Milton Wright's appointment as editor of the United Brethren in Christ church newpaper took his family to Dayton where his sons would make the city famous. -
Birth of Orville Wright
Orville Wright was born in Dayton on August 19, 1871, and showed an interest in technology and science in his early life. -
Settling...For good
Milton Wright and his family returned to Dayton for good in 1884, the Wright brothers lived a happy and contented life in that city. -
Near death experience
Wilbur was very injured in playing ice hockey during winter in 1885-1886. He damaged his face and teeth, but that healed, he had problems with lingering heart and digestive problems. -
Depression
He wasn't sure about his health and future, and he left his plans to attend Yale and descended into reading and contemplation. -
Death of a near one
Around Wilbur's accident, Wilbur's mother, Susan Wright, was sick with tuberculosis and needed care, Wilbur devoted his life to nursing his mother until she died in 1889. -
Establishing
The Wright brothers established a close working relationship while publishing the west side news -
The Makings of the Wright Glider
This 1900 glider was the Wrights' first piloted aircraft, it was tested at Kitty Hawk in the fall of thay year. -
A Big Glider
It was the biggest glider yet, latget than its predecessor, the 1901 Glider had a lack of lift and control problems. -
Almost There
This 1902 glider performed much better than the ones before this. They gathered enough aerodynamic data to build a successful flying machine. -
Success!
The Wright Brothers made four small flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. They finally successfuly made an airplane. -
Demonstrating & Goals
Wilbur and Orville had to refin their design with two more powered aircrafts in 1904 and 1905 since the flyer in 1903 only performed short, straight-line flights, and they needed to show that it could turn and fly over more commonplace terrain. -
First Circular Flight
The Wright brothers made a statement to the Associated Press about their Kitty Hawk flights. They gave an account of the events, and then in closing affirmed that they had achieve their goal that says, "We packed our goods and returned home, knowing that the age of the flying machine had come at last." -
Advertising
In 1906 and 1907 the Wright brothers did not fly,even a bit. They turned their attention to securing their patent and finding customers to but their invention. -
Buisness
The Wright brothers began to tell about their invention all over the world and negotiation the sale of their invention. -
Greeted at Returns
The Wright brothers returned back to America in May 1909, and they were celebrated with the same attention and adulation that had been with them in Europe. They took the public awarness as a distraction and made it known that they would like to get back to work quietly. -
Offerings
The Wright brothers wanted to sell their first airplane type called the Wright Model B. The airplane offered a natural extension of these reconnaissance capibilities during the Civil War in the late 19th-century European conflicts. -
Wilbur's Death
At 3:15 in the mornining Wilbur Wright died at the age of 44, 1 month and 14 days. -
Orville's final times
Orville Wright sold his intrest in the Wright Company in 1915 and went into the role of aviation elder statesman and national folk hero. -
Thanks, From Everywhere
Statues and memorials came up from almost everywhere and the biggest and best is a 60-foot granite shaft, with feathered wings sculpted into the sides, and dedicated in 1932. -
Orville's Death
Orville Wright had his second heart attack in four months on January 27, 1948 and died three days after when he was 76.
