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Wilbur's Birth
Wilbur Wright was born in Milville, Ohio on April 16, 1867. -
Orville Wright;s Birth
Oriville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 19, 1871. -
Flying Problems
The Wrights take an interest in the "flying problem." -
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Flying Gliders
The Wright brothers fly gliders at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, refining their control system. At home in Dayton, Ohio, they build a wind tunnel and conduct research on wing shapes. -
First Flight
The Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained powered flights at Kitty Hawk. -
Airplane Development
The Wrights develop a practical airplane near Dayton. -
Manufacturing Airplanes
The Wrights begin to manufacture airplanes. -
Selling the Comapny
Orville Wright sells his airplane- company. -
Their Monument
The Wright Brothers Monument at Kitty Hawk is dedicated. -
Oriville's Death
Orville Wright dies of a heart attack in Dayton, Ohio and the Wright brothers' first powered airplane, the 1903 "Flyer," is enshrined at the Smithsonian Institution.
