The world's first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered and ...

Longest glider flight, 8 years after their first powered flight. Oct. 24, 2011 — -- "For some years," wrote Wilbur Wright in 1900, "I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible ...

We pay homage to the Wright Brothers every day on a global scale: every time someone hops in a plane for work or pleasure, they can thank Orville and Wilbur for the luxury. We wanted to celebrate ...

The remarkable story of how the duo grew to become world-changing inventors and international celebrities Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science The Wright Flyer is among the iconic artifacts ...

One of the world’s most famous photographs serves to commemorate the Wright brothers’ airplane on its 1st powered flight on December 17, 1903. Image via John T. Daniels/ Wikipedia (public domain). I ...

Dayton has a fascinating history, which the Dayton Daily News has been there to chronicle since 1898. Each week, we’re going into the archives for stories both important and interesting that happened ...

That cold December day in 1903, a gusty north wind was blowing across the sand dunes of North Carolina’s coast. The wind blew sand into the eyes of Wilbur and Orville Wright as they moved their ...

After its historic flight in 1903, the Flyer was shipped to various museums before it came to rest in the Smithsonian Institution. [Credit: Gary Todd/Wikimedia Commons] The 1903 Wright Flyer on ...

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 ...

Orville R. Wright Jr., 76, husband of Theresa R. (Sarro) Wright, of Spring City, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, in the Phoenixville Hospital. Born in Royersford, he was the son of the late Orville R.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of an annotated clipping from a newspaper featuring the art work "Woman on the Beach" by an unidentified artist; a ...