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Wilbur Wright

  • Birth date

    Birth date
    wilbur wright was born on this day
  • Period: to

    Wilbur wright

  • influence

    influence
    Wilbur's dad brought home a model helicopter. Wilbur and Orville started playing with it's mechanics. They were beginning to love flying.
  • injury

    injury
    Wilbur got hit in the face with a hockey stick during a hockey game. He didn't get his high school diploma and he had to cancel college because of this injury
  • Opened bicycle shop

    Opened bicycle shop
    Wilbur and Orville opened a bicycle shop because they love bicycles
  • First airplane

    First airplane
    Wilbur and Orville created the first free controlled airplane. Wilbur flew the plane for 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet.
  • Death Date

    Death Date
    Wilbur Wright died on this day because he had typhoid fever.