the wright brothers owned a bicycle shop before their flight.
the wright brothers owned a bicycle shop before their flight.
what kind of business did the wright brothers own before their flight?
bicycle shop
sharkey's quest to preserve the wright brothers' legacy began when he purchased their last surviving bicycle shop in dayton for just $10,000, which saved the building from demolition. he also founded the aviation trail inc., a nonprofit group dedicated to the creation of a potential national park or historic district encompassing the wright brothers' buildings. sharkey enlisted the help of local political and media figures to lobby for the creation of the park. notable figures who supported its creation included the descendants of the wright brothers, aviation historian tom crouch, u.s. district judge walter h. rice, then-u.s. rep. dave hobson, "dayton daily news" publisher brad tillson, and michael gessel, an aide to former u.s. rep. tony p. hall. the group lobbied federal officials and the national park service to incorporate the landmarks related to the wright brothers, which are scattered throughout the city, into a new historic trail.
dayton aviation heritage national historical park
wright brothers day









































wright brothers day (december 17) is a united states national observation. it is codified in the us code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, that were made by orville and wilbur wright on december 17, 1903, near kitty hawk, north carolina. on september 24, 1959 u.s. president dwight d. eisenhower declared december 17 to be wright brothers day.









































wright brothers day was announced as an official commemorative day in ohio, on october 5, 2011, celebrating 100 years of practical flight for the wright brothers.









































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