The Wright Brothers and the invention of the Airplane
The Wright Brothers and the invention of the Airplane
Orville (L) and Wilbur (R) attend an air show in New York in 1910 seven years after their first successful flight
Wilbur Wright was Born on February 4, 1868
Orville Wright was Born on August 19, 1871
They lived with their Parents Bishop Milton Wright, his wife Susan and their sister, Katherine at 7 Hawthorn street in Dayton Ohio.
Both were high school graduates
Wilbur wrote church pamphlets for the Bishop
Orville printed and published a newspaper
Both ran the “Wright Brothers Cycle Shop”
in 1899 Wilbur was 31 years old, Orville 28
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