The Henry Ford


1867	Wilbur is born on April 16 in Millville, Indiana
1870	The family moves to Dayton, Ohio
1871	Orville is born on August 19 in Dayton
1878	The family moves to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Milton brings the boys a toy helicopter.
1884	The Wrights move back to Dayton
1886	Wilbur is injured in a skating accident, keeping him away from college plans
1889	The boys start a printing business Their mother, Susan, dies on July 4 Orville decides to quit school.
1892	The Wright Cycle Company is formed
1896	Orville survives six weeks with typhoid Wilbur reads about the death of a famous glider pilot and becomes interested in flying
1899	Wilbur writes to the Smithsonian for information about aeronautics on May 30
1900	The brothers test their first glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in September and October
1901	They test the 1901 glider in July and August The brothers build a wind tunnel to test the drag and lift of various wing shapes
1902	They test their third glider in September and October
1903	Orville makes the historic first flight on December 17 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1904	Wilbur and Orville move their testing to Huffman Prairie, a pasture east of Dayton
1905	They perfect their airplane and begin looking for buyers of their invention
1908	Wilbur does demonstration flights in Europe Orville flies for the U.S. Army in Fort Myer, Virginia, and is severely injured in a crash
1909	Wilbur and Orville are welcomed home to Dayton in a two-day gala celebration at which they receive a Congressional gold medal
1912	Wilbur dies of typhoid May 30, aged 45
1917	Milton Wright dies on April 3, aged 88
1932	A national monument to the Wright Brothers is dedicated at Kitty Hawk on March 3
1948	Orville dies on January 30, aged 77
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