Today, Wilbur and Orville Wright are as synonymous with the first to achieve powered flight as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are with the first to walk on the moon. But it wasn’t always so. In a four ...

Much of what we believe about the Wright brothers flies in the face of facts, according to Richard P. Hallion, an aviation historian who serves as a senior adviser for air-and-space issues in the U.S.

The History Channel commemorates the centennial of flight with the two-hour special "The Wright Challenge" on Tuesday at 9 p.m. The show follows the progress of four diverse "teams" that attempt to re ...

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 ...

NEW BERN, NC (WNCT) — After the success with their first musical, “Honour,” local writers Bill Hand and Simon Spalding are turning their talents to a 20th century story about the Wright Brothers. It’s ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Telegraph key mounted on pine base, ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. - A bald eagle soared into the sky Wednesday, a symbol of flight, as a poncho-clad crowd cheered the 100th anniversary of man's first powered, heavier-than-air flight. But a ...