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Daily Archives: August 19, 2015
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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