Younger brother Orville, who "was always very optimistic," as their grand-nephew, Wick Wright, tells THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, finally coaxed Wilbur out of the house and into his printing business.

Wilbur and Orville Wright, colloquially known as the Wright Brothers, are credited with flying the first powered, heavier-than-air and controlled aircraft. Paone said aviators previously flew ...

Numerous places in Dayton are critical to the history of flight and wonderful places to visit on the anniversary of flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Here are five of them: Considered the first ...

Not until a week or so before time to start was Orville sure that he had succeeded in persuading Wilbur to go; and he would not have gone alone. WILBUR WRIGHT TO HIS FATHER Kitty Hawk, NORTH ...

If you flew to Outer Banks, you have the Wright Brothers to thank. In the early 1900s, Orville and Wilbur moved here from Ohio for the area's steady winds to pursue their aviation dreams.

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history. The Wright brothers’ invention not only solved a long-studied technical problem, but helped ...

120 years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the breakthrough that would allow humans to reach the heavens and beyond. They achieved what no one else had until then, the first successful flight ...