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Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana on April 16, 1867.
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Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio.
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In 1878, Milton Wright brought home a toy helicopter which sparked a desire to fly in the boys.
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The boys opened this successful business that allowed time for other projects. They soon opened a repair shop and later began to manufacture bicycles.
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Otto Lilienthal was an aeronautical engineer and after his death, the brothers began studying his methods.
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The Wright Brothers completed their emperiments here because of the weather and landscape conditions.
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It was in this year the Wright brothers really sharpened their focus. Realizing their work had relied on false data. thye almost came to the point of quitting. However, they didn't. Instead, they built a wind tunnel and produced their own data.
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The Wright brothers began putting an engine in their model.
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On December 17, 1903 Orville completed the first powered flight.
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In 1906, the Wright brothers gained a patent and their invention was called the aeroplane.
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In 1908, the brothers agreed to build the U.S. military a plane and they took their invention to Europe for the first time.
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Both of the brothers were awarded the Congressional Medal .
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Wilbur Wright died on May 30, 1912 in Dayton, Ohio.
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Orville Wright dies on January 30, 1948 in Dayton Ohio.
