* Wilbur and Orville Wright begin experimenting with gliders.
1900
* The Wright brothers build and fly their first glider, the "Wright Glider."
1901
* The Wright brothers build and fly their second glider, the "Wright Glider II."
1902
* The Wright brothers build and fly their third glider, the "Wright Glider III."
1903
* December 17: The Wright brothers make the first successful powered, controlled, and sustained airplane flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
1904
* The Wright brothers make several more flights with their airplane, the "Wright Flyer."
1905
* The Wright brothers build and fly their second airplane, the "Wright Flyer II."
1906
* The Wright brothers build and fly their third airplane, the "Wright Flyer III."
1907
* The Wright brothers demonstrate their airplane to the U.S. government.
1908
* The Wright brothers start the Wright Company to build and sell airplanes.
1909
* Wilbur Wright flies the first international airplane flight by crossing the English Channel.
1910
* The Wright brothers sell their company to a conglomerate of investors.
1912
* Orville Wright makes the first flight over water by flying across the Hudson River.
1913
* Wilbur Wright dies of typhoid fever.
1915
* Orville Wright retires from flying.
1948
* Orville Wright dies of a heart attack.