It seceded to join the Confederacy in 1861 but was readmitted on July 4, 1868. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur ...

There is no fee to visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, but you will need to reserve a free timed entry ...

Throughout the 1.1-mile trail are photos taken by the Wright Brothers at the Pinnacles, as well as sketches of trees and wildflowers drawn by Orville Wright and poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar.

The history of the US military and aviation started in the Civil War, but many trace the US Air Force to 1907.

A wave of touching photos showing great moments in time is fascinating amateur historians online. The problem? They are not ...

The history of aviation is filled with many memorable achievements. Aviation has come a long way, and people have worked really hard to turn the dream of flying into reality. From the first Wright ...

Step inside the real estate portfolio of automotive pioneer Henry Ford, from the Ford Plantation in Georgia and Greenfield ...

In 1924, the aviation industry was 20 years removed from the Wright Brother's first flight. The world took that knowledge created by the brothers and literally took off.

At the controls of the spruce-and-muslin aircraft was Orville Wright; he flew 120 feet in twelve seconds, at an altitude of ...

Here’s what you should know about its history. Wilbur and Orville Wright built their first experimental airplanes in the back of their bicycle shop at 1127 W. Third St. In 1909, they then went ...

World aviation traces its beginnings to the pioneering work of Dayton’s favorite brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, who refined early flight above the beaches of Kitty Hawk, N.C. and the grass ...

Auburn Hills — Stellantis NV leaders say a recently-finished $29.5 million upgrade to its wind tunnel will help reduce drag ...