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(Encyclopedia) Wright brothers, American airplane inventors and aviation pioneers. Orville Wright 1871–1948, was born in Dayton, Ohio, and Wilbur Wright, 1867–1912, near New Castle, Ind. Their…Wright, Orville
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Orville: see Wright brothers.Platt Amendment
(Encyclopedia) Platt Amendment: see Platt, Orville Hitchcock.Orville Wright
Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…Orville Freeman 2003 Deaths
Orville FreemanAge: 84 Democratic politician who served as governor of Minnesota from 1954 to 1960. As secretary of agriculture under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Freeman helped to create…Browning, Orville Hickman
(Encyclopedia) Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806–81, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1866–69), b. Harrison co., Ky. One of the organizers of the Republican party in Illinois, Browning helped secure his…Shelby, Joseph Orville
(Encyclopedia) Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830–97, Confederate cavalry commander in the American Civil War, b. Lexington, Ky. He made a considerable fortune in rope manufacturing in Kentucky and…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: R
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Andreas, Dwayne Orville
(Encyclopedia) Andreas, Dwayne Orville, 1918–2016, American business executive, b. Worthington, Minn. He worked in the family soybean-processing business, becoming a Cargill vice president when it…Freeman, Orville Lothrop
(Encyclopedia) Freeman, Orville Lothrop, 1918–2003, American political figure, b. Minneapolis. In World War II he served in the U.S. marine corps, was severely wounded, and was discharged with the…Trending
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