The Ohio Historical Markers identify, commemorate and honor the important people, places and events that have contributed to the state's rich history.

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.

Jakab), and a new edition of The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Norton, 2003). Note: This interview is illustrated with period postcards showing the Wrights and their airplanes.

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 ...

Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, Millville, Indiana and Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, Dayton, Ohio.

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 ...

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THE death on January 30 Of Orville Wright marks the passing of the second of the great co-pioneers of mechanical flight (Wilbur Wright died in 1912), and of the man who actually made the first ...