Comparing Orville And Wilbur Wright

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Orville and Wilbur Wright are two brothers who had worked hard all their life by innovating new ideas and concepts trying to change the world. Orville and Wilbur lived in the same house, they worked together six days a week, ate their meals together, had similar physical features, and they even had both of their money in a joint bank account. Wilbur was forty-two years old, he was tall and not very neatly dressed most of the time, while his younger brother Orville was thirty-eight, very handsome and young looking, and always dressed in tip top shape. Both of the brothers had the same gray blue eyes and they also had similar handwriting. They were from Dayton, Ohio and loved to play music of their own. Wilbur played the harmonica and Orville played the mandolin. Even though their musical talents didn’t get them far, their first business did. …show more content…

They began printing ads for local businesses and worked their way up to publishing a few books for local writers. Soon after they published a few books, their parents passed away in the year 1894 of old age and outrageous fever. The brothers were left with the family house and property in Ohio and the estimated worth value was $1,800. Orville and Wilbur decided to take the money and open up a bicycle shop in Dayton. By 1897 the brothers were in full business at a business location at 1127 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio. The business was going better than ever until downtown Dayton had the worst flood in forty years and wiped out almost everything they

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