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The Wright Brothers

Wilbur was not able to complete his courses and graduate. He hoped to attend Yale and become a teacher.He enrolled in lots of college courses at Central High School.Wilber was born in 1867 and died in 1912 when he was 45 because of typhoid.

Orville was born in 1871 and died in 1948 when he was 77. He always had nonstop curiosity and was always excited to learn new things. He managed to cover a little over 200 feet in 15 seconds on the Flyer. The Flyer was one of their planes.

On December 17, 1903, at 10:05 a.m. the Wright Brothers achieved their dream. In 1905 the Wright Brothers built a plane that could fly for over half an hour at a time. They would use a stopwatch to time their Kitty Hawk flights. The Kitty Hawk was one of their planes. The Wright Brothers were and still are very helpful to us. If they hadn't discovered the plane, we would have to use ships to travel across oceans and cars to go to different states and countries.