* 1903 – German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.

While there are many competing claims for the earliest powered, heavier-than-air flight, the most widely-accepted date is December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers.

The Wright brothers were the first to fly in a powered and controlled aircraft.

Previous flights were gliders ( control but no power ) or free flight ( power but no control ), but the Wright brothers combined both, setting the new standard in aviation records.

With the information contained in Chanute's book, the personal assistance of Chanute himself, and research carried out in their own wind tunnel, the Wright brothers gained enough knowledge of aerodynamics to fly the first powered aircraft on December 17, 1903.

The Wright brothers ' flight confirmed or disproved a number of aerodynamics theories.

The Wright brothers made their first successful test flights on December 17, 1903 and were distinguished by their ability to control their flights for substantial periods ( more so than the ability to produce lift from an airfoil, which was known ).

The Wright brothers ' famous Wright Flyer III aircraft is housed in a museum at Carillon Historical Park.

* 1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Football authority and College Football Hall of Fame coach David M. Nelson wrote that " E. B. Cochems is to forward passing what the Wright brothers are to aviation and Thomas Edison is to the electric light.

Glenn Curtiss, the chief rival of the Wright brothers, was the first to design a flying car.

Kites were also instrumental in the research and development of the Wright brothers when building the first airplane in the late 1800s.

Alexander Graham Bell experimented with very large man-lifting kites, as did the Wright brothers and Lawrence Hargrave.

* 1906 – The Wright brothers are granted U. S. patent number 821, 393 for their " Flying-Machine ".

From left, clockwise: The Wright brothers achieve the first manned flight by airplane, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | Kitty Hawk in 1903 ; U. S. President William McKinley is William McKinley assassination | assassinated in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition ; An 1906 San Francisco earthquake | earthquake on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, killing at least 3, 000 in 1906 ; United States | America gains control over the Philippines in 1902, after the Philippine – American War ; Rock being moved to construct the Panama Canal ; Admiral Heihachiro Togo | Togo before the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, part of the Russo-Japanese War, leading to Japanese victory and their establishment as a great power.

The feat, if true, exceeded the best of the Wright brothers first powered flights by 540 m ( 1770 ft ) and preceded the Kitty Hawk flights by more than two years, but is not accepted by most aviation historians

Replica of the Wright brothers ' wind tunnel.

The Wright brothers ' use of a simple wind tunnel in 1901 to study the effects of airflow over various shapes while developing their Wright Flyer was in some ways revolutionary.

The Wright brothers flights in 1903 are recognized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ( FAI ), the standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics, as " the first sustained and controlled heavier-than-air powered flight ".

The Wright brothers credited Otto Lilienthal as a major inspiration for their decision to pursue manned flight.

The Wright brothers ' Wright Flyer used a biplane design, as did most aircraft in the early years of aviation.

Foster took a keen interest in the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer and graduated from Manchester in 1961.

On May 27, 1939, the first U. S. synchronized swimming competition took place at Wright Junior College between Wright and the Chicago Teachers ' College.

He took a particular interest in the works of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Then from Jop he took the horn and blew loudly, and warned John the Wright, who thereupon struck out the roller with skill ; when the pin was out, the rest of it fell down.

Wright then took most of the Portadown unit with him and set up the LVF.

Some sources claim Godard didn't trust Hollywood and refused ; Richard Benton claimed that Godard wanted to shoot the film in New Jersey in January and took offense when would-be producer Norah Wright objected that was unreasonable considering the story took place in Texas with its year round warm environment while her partner, Elinor Jones, claimed they did not believe Godard was right for the project in the first place.

At the age of 15, Wright, whilst attending Markethill High School, took a part-time job as a farm labourer where he came into contact with a number of staunchly unionist and loyalist farmers who served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary ( RUC ) Reserve or the Ulster Defence Regiment ( UDR ).

To commemorate the eve of the 70th anniversary of the destruction of the original cathedral a performance of the Requiem took place in the new cathedral on 17 November 2010 featuring the soprano Claire Rutter, the tenor Daniel Norman, baritone Stephen Gadd, The Parliament Choir, Saint Michael's singers, Deutscher Chor London, the ESO Chamber Orchestra, The Southbank Sinfonia, The Girl Choristers of Coventry Cathedral and was conducted by Simon Over and Paul Leddington Wright.

In 1729, after Wright had petitioned William Penn ’ s son to create a new county, the provincial government took land from Chester County to establish Lancaster County, the fourth county in Pennsylvania.

Executive producer Brad Wright stressed the importance of O ' Neill's presence in the Stargate universe even after the character went on hiatus during the last two seasons of SG-1 when Anderson took a leave from regular acting.

Historian Donald R. Wright states that " In the last decade of the fifteenth century, a group of nyancho lineages from Kaabu moved north of the Gambia River and took over an area on the southern edge of the weakening Jolof Empire.

But soon after, Wright and his family took advantage of the large lumber stands and became involved in the timber trade.

But soon after, Wright and his family took advantage of the large lumber stands and became involved in the timber trade.

Located in a pine covered valley in the San Gabriel Mountains, the area was first developed as cattle ranches in the 19th century by Nathan and Truman Swarthout, then later the main ranch, owned by Sumner Wright was broken up into residential and commercial lots and by the 1920s a community took roots.

As Wright City was no longer just a " mill town ," citizens took the initiative to create an independent, distinctive municipality.

After seeing Helen Hayes star in Victoria Regina at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City in 1936, Wright took an interest in acting and began playing leading roles in school plays.

It is accepted that the aircraft took off, reaching a height of 20 cm, and flew uncontrolled for approximately, 13 years before the Wright Brothers.

During this period, he took an interest in navigation and astronomy, collaborating with Edward Wright.

The early series were narrated by Johnnie Walker, before Steve Wright took over as narrator.

The club took to the aeroplane with relish, and in July 1909 the Short Brothers established Shellbeach Aerodrome on nearby marshland to accommodate six Wright Flyers, moving a few kilometres the next year to Eastchurch where a new more appropriate aerodrome had been built for the club.

The first use of a motion picture camera mounted to a heavier-than-air aircraft took place on April 24, 1909 over Rome in the 3: 28 silent film short, Wilbur Wright und seine Flugmaschine.

After breakfast that morning, amid a group of very nervous apprentices, Wright calmly drew the plans in the two hours in which it took Kaufmann to drive to the Taliesin.