Wright Brothers Day

Wright Brothers Day (December 17) is a United States national observation. It is codified in the US Code, and commemorates the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, mechanically propelled airplane, the Wright Flyer, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.[1] On September 21, 1959, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared December 17 to be Wright Brothers Day[2] pursuant to Public Law 86–304.[3] Following a similar joint resolution enacted in 1961,[4] the U.S. Congress made the designation permanent in 1963.[5]

Wright Brothers Day was announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5, 2011. Wright Brothers Day is celebrated every December 17 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, N.C.[6]

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References

  1. ^ 36 U.S.C. § 143
  2. ^ "Proclamation 3315—Wright Brothers Day, 1959 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Joint resolution designating the 17th day of December 1959 as "Wright Brothers Day" | H.J. Res. 513". www.Congress.gov. September 21, 1959. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joint resolution designating the 17th day of December 1961 as "Wright Brothers Day" | H.J. Res. 109". www.Congress.gov. September 22, 1961. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Joint resolution designating the 17th day of December of each year as "Wright Brothers Day" | H.J. Res. 335". www.Congress.gov. December 17, 1963. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Anniversary of Powered Flight". Wright Brothers Day. Retrieved December 16, 2024.


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