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Orville Born
Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio -
Wilbur Drops Out
He got into a hockey accident and got injured. He became withdrawn and quit plans to go to Yale. -
Their Mother Dies
Susan Catherine was diagnosed with Tuberculosis and needed constant care. Wilbur was devoted to nursing his mother until she died in 1889. -
Orville's Education
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. -
Wright Cycle Company
The Wright Cycle Company built and repaired bicycles. This brought them the idea of trying to fly. -
Attempts to Fly
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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Fame
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.
