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Orville Wright is born
Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio -
Wilbur is born
Wilbur Wright is born in Indiana. -
They build there first aircraft
The Wright Brothers build their first aircraft, a rubber band powered helicopter that they call a bat. -
Sports Injury
A sports injury keeps Wilbur from going to college. -
Printing Busines Begins
Orville starts a printing business while still in high school. -
Newspaper Published
Orville starts a newspaper, "West Side News", and his brother joins him as editor. -
Bicycles
The Wright Brothers begin to repair bicycles. -
Manufacturing Bicycles
The Wright Brothers begin to make bicycles. -
Aerodynamic Control System
Wilbur devises an aerodynamic control system for aircraft and builds a kite to test it.
