Wilbur and Orville Wright allegedly became the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. Here's their remarkable story.

The invention of the airplane by Wilbur and Orville Wright is one of the great stories in American history.

Orville Wright lived in Hawthorn Hill until he died of a heart attack in 1948, at the age of 76.

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It was 117 years ago Thursday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They ...

Signed by George A. Page, April 1947 on verso of 2nd free front endpaper. Autographed by Orville Wright, May 1, 1947 on p. [1]; autographed by Charles A. Lindbergh, 1922, Lincoln, Ne. on p. [2]; copy ...

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 ...

Wilbur and Orville Wright, Ohio natives, spent years experimenting and building gliders. They then took their glider technology and worked to add power to the craft -- thereby creating an airplane.

It was 121 years ago that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host its annual First Flight anniversary on December 17 – the day Wilbur and Orville Wright made aviation history 121 years ago.

National Aviation Day is an annual holiday that’s been around since 1939, when President Franklin D Roosevelt first signed a presidential proclamation making Orville Wright’s birthday the ...