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Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio
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He got into a hockey accident and got injured. He became withdrawn and quit plans to go to Yale.
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Susan Catherine was diagnosed with Tuberculosis and needed constant care. Wilbur was devoted to nursing his mother until she died in 1889.
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Never graduated from high school because he failed to get a high school degree. He was just as smart as his brother but didn't show it when he misbehaved.
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The Wright Cycle Company built and repaired bicycles. This brought them the idea of trying to fly.
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They made a glider and in 1902 they went to the beach to test it. They had more than 700 successful flights
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At the end of 1905 the modified their glider and made the first pratical airplane. They performed demonstration flights in Europe and America, during the summer and fall of 1908.
