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Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana. -
Orville Wright
Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio. -
First Aircraft
The Wright brothers build their first aircraft , a rubber-band powered helicopter they called a "bat" -
Injury
Due to a sports injury, causing health problems, Wilbur can't go to college. -
Business
Orville starts a printing business while still in high school. -
Newspaper
Orville publishes a newspaper called the "West Side News". Wilbur joins in and becomes the editor. The newspaper business wasn't bringing much profit, so the brothers return to "job" printing. -
Bycicle Business
The brothers befin to sell and repair bycicles. -
Bycicle Manufacter
The brothers manufactured their own bycicles, The "St. Claire" and the "Van Cleve". -
Flight Problem
The brothers take interest in "flight problem". -
Areodynamic Control System
Wilbur creates an areodynamic control system for aircrafta and builds a kite to test it. -
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Kitty Hawk 1
The brothers fly gliderds 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. -
Kitty Hawk 2
The Wright Brothers make the first controlled, sustained powered flights at Kitty Hawk. -
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Practical Airplane
The brothers make a practical airplane in Dayton. -
Two-Passenger Airplane
The Wright Brothers demonstrate a two-passenger airplane in Europe and in America. -
Airplane Manufacturer
The brothers begin manufacturing airplanes. -
Wilbur Wright Dies
Wilbur Wright dies of typhiod in Dayton, Ohio. -
Airplane Company Is Sold
Orville Wright sells his airplane company. -
Kitty Hawk Dedication
The Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk is dedicated. -
Wright Museum
The Wright Home and Bycicle shop is opened to the public at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. -
Orville Wright Dies
Orville Wright dies of a heart attack in Dayton, Ohio. -
Smithsonian Institution
The Wright Brothers first powered airplane, 1903 "Flyer", is enshrined at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
