DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Wright State University celebrated its namesakes and showcased research during Wright Brothers Day on Thursday. The event was held on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at ...

Today, Wilbur and Orville Wright are as synonymous with the first to achieve powered flight as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are with the first to walk on the moon. But it wasn’t always so. In a four ...

The Wright Brothers and their family lived in Cedar Rapids when they were youngsters. Their father, a bishop, brought them a ...

After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...

Humanity's rapid ascent from uncertain flight in 1903 to the Moon in 1969 is a testament to relentless innovation. The Wright ...

Orville was the born engineer, Wilbur the visionary. The brothers' partnership started after a hockey accident seriously injured 18-year-old Wilbur, leaving him in a state of depression for nearly two ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The annual Wright Brothers Classic was in full effect at the Ohio Statehouse today. The Wright Brothers Classic, an annual event that raises money for charitable organizations, ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They were the ...

Contractors will conduct investigative work next week on the monument at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills to assess the structure’s condition. The assessment, scheduled for ...