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

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 ...

Jakab), and a new edition of The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville ... on the head of a pin. “Wing warping was one of the first great conceptual breakthroughs that the Wright brothers ...

The origins of flight are revealed at Wright Brothers National Memorial. On the morning of December 17, 1903 the sky dawned a pallid gray, temperatures hovered below freezing, and fierce winds ...

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.

The memorial, which was first opened in 1932, highlights the location where brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright spent years to create the world’s first heavier than air, powered controlled flight.