While the Wright brothers are widely recognized as the fathers of flight, Brazilians believe the true inventor of the ...

The weeks before the Wright Brothers' historic 1903 flight were filled with broken shafts, fierce weather, and a three-day ...

Park fees are waived Dec. 17 at National Memorial when the National Park Service and supporting organizations celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 122nd anniversary of ...

The Wright Brothers first successfully flew a powered aircraft on December 17, 1903. Every year the First Flight Society celebrates that achievement with a morning ceremony at Wright Brothers ...

On December 17, Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with Dare County Schools, the First Flight Society, and ...

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. But it ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They were the ...

Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a state fish after failing to land the walleye last year. But their effort to name a state aircraft is flying high. Senate Bill 24, naming the 1905 Wright Flyer ...

More than a year has passed since the Wright brothers airplane factory buildings caught fire, but it appears the National Park Service is no closer to acquiring the historic hangars to turn them into ...

Multiple passengers were killed when a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport in North Carolina on Saturday, officials said. The crash ...