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1878
In 1878, his father brought home a toy called a Penaud helicopter. -
1889
Susan wright died of tuberculosis on July 4, 1889. -
1893
They both enjoyed fixing bicycles, too-so much so that they opened a bicycle shop in 1893 and moved the printing business upstairs. -
1896
In 1896, Orville almost died from typhoid. -
1899
Finally, in early 1899, the Smithsonian Institution sent them information about American flight experts. -
1902
One was for the old 1902 glider, which they used for flight practice. -
December 1903
The fall was cold and stormy. The bad weather delayed the first flight. -
1903
In the fall of 1903, Orville and Wilbur shipped the pieces of their new flyer to kill Devil Hills on the outer banks to test it.