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Orville is born at 7 Hawthorn street in Dayton, Ohio.
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Orville got inspired in flight when he watched a kite.
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The Wright family moved to Ricmond, Indiana and dropped out of senoir year in High school and opened a print shop.
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It was called West Side news.
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Orville and Wilbur open a bicycle shop.
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The brothers attended the expo in Chicago. There was an aeronautical exhibit, and Wilbur and Orville were drawn to it.
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The brothers began manufacturing their own brand of bicycles in their bicycle shop. This gave them more hands-on experience in building.
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Otto was an aeronautical engineer, and his death while trying to fly a glider reminded the Wright brothers that they wanted to fly too.
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After Otto's death, the brothers began studying his methods as well as the methods of birds' flights. They decided they could create a machine for many to fly.
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The Wright brothers built a special kite to test the "wing-warping" method of flight.
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Orville and Wilbur moved to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina so that they could better work on their flying experiments.
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Orville and Wilbur started making a engine for their plane the glider.
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Orville and Wilbur each made many short flights in their new invention. They applied for a patent.
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Orville and Wilbur ride the glider the first time. The flight was 12 secs long. He went 20 feet above the sky. Orville went 120 feet far.
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The Wrights' patent was granted, and the flying machine was called an aeroplane.
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The brothers are awarded the Congressional Medal for their contribution to the world of their flying machine. They started a flying revolution and proved that all things are possible.
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Orville died by a second heart attack while sleeping. He lived for 77 years.
