The Wright brothers made their first attempt to fly the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on this day (December 14) in 1903.
The Wright Flyer was a plane they built in the back room of Wright Cycle Company, the Dayton bicycle shop where they sold/repaired bicycles.
The News Wheel wrote an article entitled "Why North Carolina Needs to Take “First in Flight” Off Its License Plates" arguing that "Aviation history runs deep throughout the city of Dayton, Ohio. The local Air Force base — Wright Patterson — got half its name from the familial duo. The city is also home to the Wright brothers’ original cycling company..."
However, Dayton Ohio now plans to demolish the Wright brothers first bicycle shop claiming it is a nuisance, instead of preserving it as a historical artifact. Honestly, what else is Dayton Ohio known for?
Did you know: The Wright brothers were both high school dropouts, and neither of them ever married. Wilbur told reporters that he didn’t have time for both a wife AND an airplane.
Neil Armstrong carried a piece of the Wright Flyer with him to the moon.
It was a toy from their father that started their obsession with aviation. "When the brothers were youngsters in 1878, their father returned home one evening with a gift that he tossed into the air. 'Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected,' the brothers recalled in a 1908 magazine article, 'it flew across the room till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor.' The model helicopter made of cork, bamboo and paper and powered by a rubber band mesmerized the boys and sparked their passion for aviation." Source
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