Nearly 250 of those are in the nine-county Dayton region ... lasting 12 seconds. By 1905, the Wright brothers had developed the first practical airplane and the skills to pilot it.

On a recent trip to Dayton, I spent the day visiting some of its many Wright brothers sites. Despite being less than an hour away, Dayton is typically out of my purview for local history.

outside Dayton. Sign up for our Newsletters A grandniece to the pioneering Ohio brothers, Amanda Wright Lane, testified in February that the 1905 plane was “their Tesla,” and represented the beginning ...

A local small business owner is honoring a piece of Dayton history in his shop ... which marked the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic flight. Anderson said he was gifted a ...

How is it that two bicycle-shop owners from Dayton, Ohio, managed to do what ... success of their enterprise paid off for the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903, the day they ushered in the ...

Throughout the 1.1-mile trail are photos taken by the Wright Brothers at the Pinnacles, as well as sketches of trees and wildflowers drawn by Orville Wright and poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar.

Steve Fennessey joined Wright Brothers Institute (WBI) over six years ago and was recently tapped as the organization’s next president. The Riverside-based organization provides breakthrough ...

Parmalee in his Wright Model B, from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio. The Wright Brothers & the Invention ... will be on view in the exhibition. Motion pictures, another technology that would powerfully ...

outside Dayton. A grandniece to the pioneering Ohio brothers, Amanda Wright Lane, testified in February that the 1905 plane was “their Tesla,” and represented the beginning of a human flight ...