On a recent trip to Dayton, I spent the day visiting some of its many Wright brothers sites. Despite being less than an hour away, Dayton is typically out of my purview for local history. But it ...
Orville and Wilbur Wright were inspired by Otto Lilienthal, a German glider pioneer. Though he crashed to his death in 1896, the Wrights were obsessed the technical problems involved in flight. They ...
On Dec. 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, harnessed the winds of North Carolina's Outer Banks to take flight. Orville Wright took the 1903 Wright Flyer into the air at 10:35 a.m. with his ...
The First Flight Society is hosting a free Wright Brothers Day event on December 17th at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, NC. The event commemorates the 120th anniversary of ...
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They were the ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of four letters written by Armin Adolphus Kahler, an optical instrument maker residing in Washington, DC, during the time ...
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Spirit of Flight Museum marks Wright Brothers legacy with new monument
The Spirit of Flight Foundation Museum marks the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight with a new sandstone ...
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