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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2003
Page
29
The text notes Orville and Wilbur Wright as brothers with distinct roles in aviation history. It mentions their father’s high expectations and includes fragmented biographical hints such as one brother dying of typhoid fever 36 years before the other.
Smithsonian moves the Wright Flyer from overhead display to eye level as part of the 100th celebration. The exhibit includes the 1903 flight stopwatch and other Wright artifacts. The Wright brothers grew up in a family with Bishop Milton Wright and Katharine, sharing strong opinions and practical skills.
The Wright brothers built a flying machine and proved they could fly and land. Wilbur and Orville tested kites and gliders at Huffman Prairie before success on December 17, 1903. The pair earned a 1906 patent, demonstrated flights in Europe and Fort Myer, and founded the Wright Company in 1909. Wilbur died 1912, Orville 1948.
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