National Aviation Day
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The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of human flight.
The holiday was established by a presidential proclamation in 1939, which designated the anniversary of Orville Wright's birthday to be National Aviation Day.
[edit] US Code quotation
United States Code, TITLE 36, Subtitle I, Part A, CHAPTER 1, ยง 118:
The President may issue each year a proclamation
- (1) designating August 19 as National Aviation Day;
- (2) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on National Aviation Day; and
- (3) inviting the people of the United States to observe National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further stimulate interest in aviation in the United States.
