Today, December 17, marks a momentous occasion in aviation history; in 1903, it was the day Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in a powered aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Embry-Riddle Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Key Takeaways:
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) originated on December 17, 1925, when John Paul Riddle and T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Company, exactly 22 years after the Wright brothers' first flight.
- The original Embry-Riddle Company was an entrepreneurial aviation venture, engaging in diverse activities such as airmail, aircraft sales, and flight training, eventually evolving into the world's largest aerospace and aviation higher learning institution.
- ERAU will celebrate its 90th anniversary throughout 2016, with events culminating in the Wings & Waves Air Show over Daytona Beach, Florida, in October.
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