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Happy Birthday, Orville (and Katharine)!
Did you know that Orville Wright and his younger sister Katharine share the same birthday? They were both born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19th: Orville in 1871 and Katharine in 1874. Orville and Katharine would have shared many birthday … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections, Local History, SC&A, Wright Brothers
Tagged aviation, aviation history, Katharine Wright, MS-1, Orville Wright, Wright Brothers, Wright family
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