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Category Archives: Wright Brothers
Happy Birthday Orville and Katharine!
Did you know Wright siblings Orville and Katharine share a birthday? August 19th marks a very special day for the Wright family with not one, but two birthdays. Orville was born in 1871 and then Katharine followed in 1874. On … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, SC&A, Wright Brothers
Tagged Birthdays, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wright, MS-1, Orville Wright, Wright family
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“That’s One Small Step…” Space Collections at SC&A
On July 20, 1969, the world was transfixed as Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. started their descent to the Moon surface in the Lunar Module “Eagle.” The third member of the Apollo 11 Mission, Michael Collins, orbited … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Collections, Dayton Daily News, SC&A, Wright Brothers
Tagged apollo 11, astronauts, Moon Landing, MS-458, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Wapakoneta
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“In the Archives: Huffman Prairie Flying Field”
The past few months students from Wright State University’s New Media Incubator under the direction of Jennifer Ware, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, have been working on a series of videos about Special Collections & Archives. The project … Continue reading