Before they built the world’s first powered, heavier-than-air, and controllable aircraft, Wilbur and Orville Wright were two ...

Victorians floated as high as 37,000 feet in a balloon to pioneer meteorology so that weather could be understood and ...

Everyone knows how the Wright brothers invented an aircraft that took them on a first, iconic flight in 1903. What they might ...

This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time, and continuing significance ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 1909 (UP) - Wilbur Wright circled the statue of liberty in his aeroplane Wednesday. Starting from Governors island, he sailed through the air around Ellis island, where his ...

Engineering has been an integral factor throughout history, from the first boats to present day projects to improve renewable energy, and a crucial instrument of change and development. Timelining the ...

The Wright Brothers National Memorial was constructed in the area where Wilbur and Orville Wright conducted "a series of experiments that three years later resulted in the world’s first heavier ...

A new hiking trail honoring the Wright Brothers has opened in Moraine. The Wright Brothers Pinnacles Historical Hiking Trail is now open to the public. The trail is ...

Wilbur Ross is an American investor who has a net worth of $860 million. Wilbur Ross is best known for restructuring failed companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign ...

We regret to announce the passing of Wilbur Carl Woollard, husband of Selena Woollard, and father of Laura Fry [Robert] and Robert Woolard [April] of Apt. #1, Mayflower Court, #7 Woodbourne Road ...

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Events and personalities connect, collide, and carom across years and themes. Because space is limited, this timeline offers just a fraction of newsworthy happenings from the era. The events used ...