Manufacturers such as Huffy, then operating as the Davis Sewing Machine Company, and the Wright Cycle Company made Dayton an ideal place for experimentation. Orville and Wilber and their Flyer II at ...
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 ...
The Spirit of Flight Foundation Museum marks the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight with a new sandstone ...
On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...
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 ...
NORTH CAROLINA (WALB) - On December 17, 1903, North Carolina’s Wright Brothers took their first flight, changing travel forever. The Wright Brothers — Orville and Wilbur — were mechanics who became ...
One hundred twenty-two years ago, in 1902, the Wright Brothers made history by performing the first controlled, sustained, ...