Their mom described it as half playing, half fighting (or fighting in lower case), and the boys have done the "compulsive" ...

The world’s first flight officially took off from North Carolina’s Outer Banks on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. The Wright brothers were allegedly the first to successfully fly a powered ...

Wilbur and Orville Wright allegedly became the first to successfully fly a powered and controlled airplane on this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903. Here's their remarkable story.

The Wright brothers’ feat was “under the control of the pilot. It was a powered flight,” Jakab says. It took off and landed at the same height, ...

The Wright Brothers’ technological achievement at the start of the 20th Century is something entrepreneurs strive to do every day: bring bold ideas to life. Nearly 120 years ago, after extensive ...

Ask a cat parent, and they'll probably have a handful of stories about the strange but hilarious things their cats do. Some might have a silly meow when trying to get your attention; another could ...

Describing an 1899 scene in the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop in Dayton, OH, McMahon wrote: “Wilbur held the empty box by its ends while the customer examined its contents. Wilbur’s hands ...

On Tuesday, the Wright Brothers National Memorial hosted an anniversary event that also honored the late Charles McGee. McGee was one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, flying for the racially ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, harnessed the winds of North Carolina's Outer Banks to take flight. 121 years ago today: Wright Brothers Day celebrates first flight ...

The Wright brothers took flight on Dec. 17, 1903, 69 days later. According to a 2017 article from The Virginian-Pilot, that newspaper was the first and only one to report what had happened.

The Dayton Fire Department in Ohio said that it was still investigating what caused the fire at the historic site, where the Wright brothers first manufactured planes starting in 1910.

The Wright brothers seemed like the most ordinary men in the world, but they were brilliant, self-taught inventors who made a formidable team. Skip To Content Join the Conversation ...