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     WRIGHT BROTHERS                 Today we're going to learn about the famous inventors and aviators, Orville and Wilbur Wright. Orville and Wilbur Wright often called the wright Brothers, are best known as the first inventors to successfully create and fly an aircraft that was heavier than air, forever changing travel, trade, and warfare worldwide. Wilbur Wright, the older brother, was born on April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana. Orville Wright, the younger brother, was born on August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio. They were two of seven children born to MiltonWright, a clergyman. The brothers grew up in Indiana and Ohio, moving several times during their childhood. Their father traveled often, and in 1878 he returned home from a trip with a toy helicopter for his sons. It was powered by a rubber band that twirled its rotor, and the boys played with it until it broke.               Then, t...