MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WALB) - On December 17, 1903, North Carolina’s Wright Brothers took their first flight, changing travel forever. The Wright Brothers — Orville and Wilbur — were mechanics who became ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...

In the shadow of the Wright brothers’ achievements, high school students have built a plane of their own — only the second ...

Previous Wright Brothers coverage above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Happy Wright Brothers Day, Dayton! Exactly 122 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Have you ever taken a close look at the picture of the Wright Brothers' first flight? There are amazing details that tell a lot about this famous ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - December 17, 1903. Please fasten your seatbelts. The first powered manned flight takes off! Wilbur and Orville Wright’s experimental craft takes to the air near Kitty Hawk, ...

On Dec. 16, 1930, construction began on Louisiana's capitol building, which is the tallest in the entire country. Keep Bossier Beautiful's Plant a Flag Plant a Tree giveaway will be held Nov. 15, 2025 ...

The artefact, on loan from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, symbolises America's 250th anniversary of ...

When the Wright Brothers first took to the skies over North Carolina on December 17, 1903, the only way to fly was to look at the ground, scrutinize the horizon and making sure there was enough speed ...