August 19 Aviation Day

Aviation Day is observed each year on August 19th. Established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday to be Aviation Day. Born August 19, 1871, Orville Wright was still alive when the proclamation was issued and went on to live for nine more years until his death in 1948. This day is dedicated to those who helped pioneer aviation in the United States.

Two American inventors and aviation pioneers, the Wright brothers are credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.
On this Aviation day Gov. Invite people living in the United States to observe the day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation in the United States.
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