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, that were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk , North Carolina .[1] Dwight D. Eisenhower declared December 17 to be Wright Brothers Day.[2]
Wright Brothers Day has recently been announced as an official commemorative day in Ohio, on October 5, 2011, celebrating 100 years of practical flight for the Wright Brothers.
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