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  • Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Mar, 1889
    The Wright brothers

    The West Side News

    Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
    Mar, 1889

    Orville dropped out of high school after his junior year to start a printing business in 1889, having designed and built his own printing press with Wilbur's help. Wilbur joined the print shop, and in March the brothers launched a weekly newspaper, the West Side News. Subsequent issues listed Orville as publisher and Wilbur as editor on the masthead.




  • Paris, France
    Friday Mar 15, 1889
    Eiffel Tower

    Construction of the cupola

    Paris, France
    Friday Mar 15, 1889

    Construction of the cupola.




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