KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WITN) - High atop a hill in Kill Devil Hills, a monument rises, commemorating the extraordinary feat ...

Today our Nation celebrates the heroic moment America took to the skies when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the first controlled, machine-powered ...

In this image from Dec. 17, 1903, Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first ...

The story of the first powered flight, and how a fragile aircraft in 1903 changed commerce, warfare, and human movement ...

Happy Wright Brothers Day, Dayton! Exactly 122 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first ...

Pilots should remember and celebrate the aviation legacy of December 17 because of the Wright brothers, DC-3, and EAA.

Manufacturers such as Huffy, then operating as the Davis Sewing Machine Company, and the Wright Cycle Company made Dayton an ...

On Dec. 17, 1975, a federal jury in Sacramento sentenced Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme to life in prison for her attempted ...

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 ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown. The Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal ...