Orville Wright was still alive in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt declared Orville’s birthday – August 19 – to be National Aviation Day. The day now serves to celebrate the contributions Orville and his brother, Wilbur made to human flight and all that has come of that. But let’s not forget the important role Orville […]
Whether you’re a kid or an adult, your first flight on an airplane is a big deal. Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport (ORF) gets that. And, clearly, the folks who work at the airport remember that scared, giddy feeling of taking that first flight. Like many other airports, ORF is on target to break passenger records […]
Today’s history moment is brought to you by the Library of Congress, which reminds us that: In the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted just twelve seconds. On the fourth and […]
Orville Wright was still alive in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt declared Orville’s birthday – August 19 – to be National Aviation Day. The day now serves to celebrate the contributions Orville and his brother, Wilbur made to human flight and all that has come of that. But let’s not forget the important role Orville […]
Whether you’re a kid or an adult, your first flight on an airplane is a big deal. Virginia’s Norfolk International Airport (ORF) gets that. And, clearly, the folks who work at the airport remember that scared, giddy feeling of taking that first flight. Like many other airports, ORF is on target to break passenger records […]
Today’s history moment is brought to you by the Library of Congress, which reminds us that: In the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted just twelve seconds. On the fourth and […]