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Birth Date
Born April 16, 1867 near Millville, Indiana -
Injury
1885-86 Injured by hockey stick -
Mothers Death
1889 Mother died of tuberculosis -
Newspaper business
1889 Brothers started newspaper business -
Bike Shop opened
1892 Brothers opened bike shop -
Kitty hawk first flight
December 17, 1903 Flew for 59 seconds over 852 feet. -
Travel to Europe
1908 Went to Europe to convince people -
Back to USA
1909 Traveled back to america -
Illness
1912 Fell ill on trip to boston -
Death
May 30, 1912 Died of typhoid in Dayton, ohio -
Hall of fame
1965 Selected for hall of fame for great americans