Discover the history of the first airplanes and flying machines, and how the Wright brothers constructed their first successful airplane.

An excellent article about how Orville and Wilbur Wright's interest in flight developed and led to the first airplane flight.

Smithsonian Education presents "Airplanes and Airports: How to Take Off Without Ever Leaving the Ground." Teachers can download this teaching package that discusses airplanes and airports. Included in the discussion are the forces of...

Provides an interesting biography of the life and accomplishments of Orville Wright. The highlight of this site is the terrific historic photos throughout the text.

A detailed look at the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, offering an overview of their childhood and career choices, their invention of the airplane, and the development and challenges of the airplane business. Provides embedded links...

A commentary on bush pilots and the development of flying to remote areas. The 3-minute discussion focuses on the history of the development of bush flying and how flight made accessing remote areas of a country possible. This is a...

Site offers "general dimensions, specifications, weight characteristics, and man hours required to build the aircraft." Also gives individual thumbnail images "of the technical preparation of the airplane."

Cards of Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle have sold for millions.

Summarizes the events of the Industrial Revolution in Britain by highlighting what happened in the cotton industry and the mining industry.

Learn about the changes that have occurred in commercial jet travel since 1958, when jet passenger service began in the United States.

Biographical information on the Wright Brothers, including their childhoods, the Wright Cycle Shop, the world's first airplane, a chronology, and links to more information.

A detailed description of Booth's flight from the scene of the assassination of Lincoln, and Booth's eventual death. Includes an eyewitness account.

A biographical profile of Charles Kingsford Smith, the aviator who made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928.

This site is a biography of the Wright brothers and includes several pictures of airplanes.

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about early aviation. Learn more about key innovators and technologies from early flight experimentation and the invention of the hot air balloon to...

A concise biography which describes the highlights of the life of John Glenn. Two photos are included in this site.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage from the American Museum of Natural History is about the discovery and study of bones from Pterosaurs, extinct flying reptiles that are not exactly dinosaurs or birds. A question set, a...