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In 1878, his father brought home a toy called a Penaud helicopter.
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Susan wright died of tuberculosis on July 4, 1889.
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They both enjoyed fixing bicycles, too-so much so that they opened a bicycle shop in 1893 and moved the printing business upstairs.
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In 1896, Orville almost died from typhoid.
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Finally, in early 1899, the Smithsonian Institution sent them information about American flight experts.
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One was for the old 1902 glider, which they used for flight practice.
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The fall was cold and stormy. The bad weather delayed the first flight.
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In the fall of 1903, Orville and Wilbur shipped the pieces of their new flyer to kill Devil Hills on the outer banks to test it.
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