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Wilbur Wright's birth
Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana on April 16, 1867 -
Orville Wright's Birth
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19, 1871 -
Their father's present
When Orville and Wilbur were ages 7 and 11, their father bought them a toy helicopter. -
First publication of their newspaper
In 1889, the Wright brothers designed and built a printing press and they began publishing a weekly and then a daily paper, the "West Side News" -
The Wrights' bicycle shop
In 1892 they opened a bicycle shop and repaired bikes -
The Wrights' brand
In 1896 they started manufacturing their own brand. -
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Experiments with kites and gliders
During this period they made aerial experiments with kites, gliders and a wind tunnel they built to test wing design. -
The Wrights' first flight
The Wright brothers developed the first effective airplane, and made the historic first airplane flight in 1903 -
The first half-hour flight
In 1905 they built an airplane that could fly for more than half an hour at a time. -
Visit at the White House
In 1909 President Taft welcomed the Wright brothers in the White House and they received a Congressional medal. -
Wilbur Wright's death
Wilbur died of typhoid at age 45 -
Orville Wright's death
Orville died of a heart attack at age77
