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Orville Wright
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio, On 7 Hawthorn Street. -
Wilbur Wright
Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana. -
Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot
He was born on this date -
The Wright Family
THe Wright Family moved from Richmond, Indiana back to Dayton, Ohio less than a month before Wilbur would have graduated high school -
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker was born -
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on this day. -
Wright Brothers
At Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, THE WRIGHT FLYER became the first powered, heavier-than-air machine to achieve controlled, sustained flight with a pilot aboard. -
Louis Bleriot
With the flight completed in 37 minutes, Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly in a heavier-than-air vehicle across the English Channel -
Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby took off from Dover, England in route to Calais, France. She made the flight in 59 minutes. She became the first woman to fly the English Channel. -
Eddie Rickenbacker
He became the first lieutenant in World War One. -
Air Mail
Air Mail began on this day -
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker shot down 2 German planes during World War One. -
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh became the first man across the Atlantic ocean -
Charles` nonstop flight
Charles Lindbergh started his nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Amelia & George
Amelia earhart and George Putnam got married. -
Kidnapped
Charles Lindbergh`s baby, Charles A. Lindbergh jr., was kidnapped from his own home. -
Amelia Earhart
In 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean -
Disappeared
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared while on a flight around the world. -
Missing
This was the last known time of communication between Earhart and Noonan and a nearby ship. -
Eddie Rickenbacker
HE died early on this day
