At the end of the 19th century, transportation required enormous time and effort and was often dangerous. With that said, it was time for someone to shine. The creative minds of the world began to emerge and, finally, the world took a turn. In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, an alarming invention would forever change the way humans get around. By 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright had succeeded in the adventure of a lifetime: creating a flying machine. The Wright brothers grew up in West Dayton, Ohio, and were destined for greatness as children. Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana, and Orville was born four years later in Dayton, Ohio on August 19 (Kelly 5). The brothers' parents were Milton and Susan Wright, while their siblings were two older brothers and a younger sister (Weir 5). Almost simultaneously with the realization that they had their own interests, Wilbur and Orville became extremely intrigued by mechanics (Kelly 5). Indeed, one of Orville's clearest memories of his childhood was his fifth birthday, when he received a gyroscopic spinning top that could maintain balance while simultaneously spinning on the edge of a knife blade (Kelly 5). Besides this, one day, when Mr. Wright returned home from a short church business trip (Mr. Wright was a bishop), he had brought with him toy helicopters, made by a Frenchman named Alphonse Pénaud, which were constructed of cork, bamboo, thin paper, and twisted rubber bands, which the boys admired wildly (Kelly 8). Later, when the boys were older, they both dropped out of high school, Orville because he wanted to start his own printing business, and Wilbur, although he dreamed of going to Yale, because of his father's injury. middle of sheet ......ce and Co., 1943. Print."Diary of Orville Wright." Smithsonian Education - Stories of Wright Flight. Smithsonian Institution, January 23, 2013. Web. January 8, 2014. .Szalanski, Haylie. "Wright Brothers Wallpaper." The Wright Brothers. Weebly, December 23, 2013. Web. December 10, 2013.."The Norfolk Virginia Pilot." Smithsonian Education. Smithsonian Institution, January 23, 2013. Web. January 8, 2014. “Wright Brothers' Initial Plan and Tactics.” NASA. NASA Glenn Research Center, April 26, 2010. Web. January 2, 2014..Weir, William. The Wright Brothers: the first to fly. New York: PowerKids Press, 2013. Print.