This is the third post of a relatively new feature here at Big Sky Buckeye. Every couple of months or so different snapshots about the Buckeye State of Ohio will be featured.
Ohio uses a number of nicknames. Many people have heard of the “Buckeye” state, but fewer know some of its other nicknames.
Declared by the U.S. Congress in 2003, Ohio is also known as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” Four noteworthy Ohioans have stood out for their individual contributions to American aviation.
Many people know of the inventive brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright (1867-1912 and 1871-1948). Growing up in Dayton, this tandem worked hard to earn a living from their bicycle business, but they were dreaming of more. Their ambitions credited them with inventing and flying the first aircraft in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In winning a coin toss, Orville took the controls of the plane on…
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