The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers
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| 1867 | Wilbur is born on April 16 in Millville, Indiana |
| 1870 | The family moves to Dayton, Ohio |
| 1871 | Orville is born on August 19 in Dayton |
| 1878 | The
family moves to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Milton brings the boys a toy helicopter. |
| 1884 | The Wrights move back to Dayton |
| 1886 | Wilbur is injured in a skating accident, keeping him away from college plans |
| 1889 | The
boys start a printing business Their mother, Susan, dies on July 4 Orville decides to quit school. |
| 1892 | The Wright Cycle Company is formed |
| 1896 | Orville
survives six weeks with typhoid Wilbur reads about the death of a famous glider pilot and becomes interested in flying |
| 1899 | Wilbur writes to the Smithsonian for information about aeronautics on May 30 |
| 1900 | The brothers test their first glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in September and October |
| 1901 | They
test the 1901 glider in July and August The brothers build a wind tunnel to test the drag and lift of various wing shapes |
| 1902 | They test their third glider in September and October |
| 1903 | Orville makes the historic first flight on December 17 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
| 1904 | Wilbur and Orville move their testing to Huffman Prairie, a pasture east of Dayton |
| 1905 | They perfect their airplane and begin looking for buyers of their invention |
| 1908 | Wilbur
does demonstration flights in Europe Orville flies for the U.S. Army in Fort Myer, Virginia, and is severely injured in a crash |
| 1909 | Wilbur and Orville are welcomed home to Dayton in a two-day gala celebration at which they receive a Congressional gold medal |
| 1912 | Wilbur dies of typhoid May 30, aged 45 |
| 1917 | Milton Wright dies on April 3, aged 88 |
| 1932 | A national monument to the Wright Brothers is dedicated at Kitty Hawk on March 3 |
| 1948 | Orville
dies on January 30, aged 77
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