| 1867/04/16 |
Susan Catherine Koerner Wright, wife of Milton Wright, gives birth to a son, Wilbur Wright, north of Millville, Indiana. Susan will later say that she has a hard time finding hats for Wilbur because he has a large head and looks a bit top heavy. |
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Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum |
Hagerstown |
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| 1870/00/00 |
Reuchlin and Lorin Wright ditch their brother Wilbur on the way home from Sunday School. Wilbur says "I'll squall". The expression will become a family saying. |
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Wright Home |
The Henry Ford Museum |
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| 1903/12/17 |
Wilbur Wright takes his second flight, the brother's fourth and last of the day, flying 852 feet in 59 seconds before pitching and striking the ground. |
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Wright Flyer (plane) |
Wright Brothers National Memorial |
Kill Devil Hills |
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Invention of the Powered Aeroplane |
| 1904/12/00 |
Over the winter of 1904-1905, the Wright brothers construct a new aircraft, the WRIGHT FLYER III. |
Inventor |
Wright Flyer III (plane) |
Wright Cycle Shop at 1127 West Third Street |
The Henry Ford Museum |
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| 1905/10/05 |
Wilbur Wright pilots FLYER III for a world record of over 24 miles in 39 minutes. FLYER III can bank, turn circles and make figure-eights. |
Pilot, Inventor |
Wright Flyer III (plane) |
Huffman Field |
Fairborn |
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Invention of the Powered Aeroplane |
| 1909/09/26 |
During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright takes off from Governors Island, circles the Statue of Liberty and lands back on Governors. |
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Governors Island |
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration |
| 1909/09/26 |
During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright takes off from Governors Island, circles the Statue of Liberty and lands back on Governors. |
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Statue of Liberty |
Statue of Liberty National Monument |
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration |
| 1909/10/04 |
During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright makes a 33 minute flight from Governors Island, up the Hudson River to Grant's Tomb and back Governors Island. |
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Governors Island |
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration |
| 1909/10/04 |
During the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, Wilbur Wright makes a 33 minute flight from Governors Island, up the Hudson River to Grant's Tomb and back Governors Island. |
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General Grant National Memorial |
New York City |
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Hudson-Fulton Celebration |
| 1910/01/20 |
More than 200,000 spectators experience the Los Angeles International Aviation Meet, January 10 - January 20. |
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Dominguez Ranch Adobe |
Compton |
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1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet |
| 1912/00/00 |
The Boyd Building is erected as an investment for Wilbur and Orville Wright at 1201-1211 W 3rd Street in Dayton. Also known as the Wright Building, or the Wright Brothers Building, the three-story commercial-residential structure has been lost. |
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Orville Wright Laboratory Memorial |
Dayton, OH |
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| 1912/02/00 |
Katharine Wright convinces her brothers, Orville and Wilbur, to buy a 17-acre Oakwood lot on which Hawthorn Hill would be built. Orville will be involved in the project details, while Wilbur request a bedroom and bathroom of his own. |
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Hawthorn Hill |
Oakwood |
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| 1912/05/30 |
Wilbur Wright dies of typhoid fever at age 45 at home, 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio. |
Died |
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Wright Home |
The Henry Ford Museum |
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| 1942/04/00 |
In late April, Wilbur Wright becomes ill, often attributed to the consumption of bad shellfish, on a trip to Boston, Massachusetts. |
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