At first, since the Wright Brothers had been toiling in relative obscurity, French aviators heralded Santos Dumont’s flight as the world’s first. Now, much to Brazil’s distress, the French and most of ...

M ost people who are thinking about the best things to do in Dayton, Ohio can come up with one or maybe two top attractions.

Alfred Ringling commissioned the Sarasota house, now listed for $2.5 million, solely for entertaining and hosting guests ...

The 122-year-old Walser House will be repaired by the bank that holds the mortgage, and preservationists hope for a full ...

On the overcast morning of November 2, 1976, Brattleboro resident and young entrepreneur R. John Wright sat down at his ...

On the overcast morning of November 2, 1976, Brattleboro resident and young entrepreneur R. John Wright sat down at his ...

The Dayton-made Wright Flyer III now just needs governor approval to become the official state airplane of Ohio, following ...

For nearly 150 years, the true history of the founding of Melbourne was a well-kept secret. That's no longer the case after a ...

So Penfield reached back out to Wright to build a second home. The then 91-year-old Wright said that though he had stopped ...

Here's the full timeline, from the trials to the brothers' new fight for freedom: On Aug. 20, 1989, music executive Jose Menendez and his wife, Kitty Menendez, were gunned down with shotguns at ...

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.