Presidential Document2021-27841
Wright Brothers Day, 2021
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December 21, 2021
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December 16, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 72505-72506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27841]
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Vol. 86
Tuesday,
No. 242
December 21, 2021
Part VI
The President
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Proclamation 10324--Wright Brothers Day, 2021
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10324 of December 16, 2021
Wright Brothers Day, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright
achieved a feat that humankind had dreamed of since
time immemorial--a sustained, controlled, powered
flight that opened the skies to all humanity. Today, we
honor the extraordinary achievements of the Wright
Brothers and celebrate their enduring contributions to
America's unparalleled leadership in flight.
Many intrepid souls had tried and failed at what the
two brothers from Dayton, Ohio--inventors, engineers,
dreamers--were able to achieve. After years of
designing, testing, and building the Wright Flyer in
their hometown workshop, they launched it into flight
from the sand dunes and wind of Kitty Hawk, North
Carolina on that historic day--covering 120 feet in 12
seconds and taking humankind into a new era.
The first flight made history, but it was only the
beginning. The Wright Brothers kept innovating. With
every flight, they learned how to improve their
techniques and their flying machine. As the flights
lengthened, their acclaim grew, and they drew interest
from people across our Nation and around the world. The
Wright Brothers' unyielding dedication, creativity, and
bravery gave birth to modern aviation--skyrocketing our
Nation's leadership in flight, and inspiring
generations of Americans to take to the skies.
From Amelia Earhart's daring solo flights across the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to the Tuskegee Airmen's
heroic defense of our country in World War II, to brave
astronauts who ventured to the Moon and beyond--
America's ingenuity and innovation has continued to
soar to new heights. We were the first to break the
sound barrier. The first to fly non-stop around the
world. Today, we are developing more sustainable fuels
and energy sources for the planet, technologies to
coordinate increases in air traffic, and satellite
systems that can clean up manmade debris in space--and
we are harnessing our resources and knowledge from
decades of flight missions to take on the existential
threat of climate change.
And 118 years after the Wright Brothers' flight into
history, earlier this year the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration's (NASA) historic Perseverance
mission launched the Ingenuity rotorcraft--a small
helicopter--10 feet above the surface of Mars. It was
the first powered, controlled takeoff and landing on
another celestial body. Tucked beneath the propellers
was a small cloth taken from the wing of the original
Wright Flyer, which now resides at the Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The
ground over which Ingenuity hovered is now called
Wright Brothers field--an everlasting reminder of
America as the Nation of possibilities.
As we continue to build our progress in flight and
space technology, we honor our hard-working pilots,
aircrews, astronauts, and aviation scientists that make
flying possible across the globe. They represent some
of the best of who we are as Americans--restless, bold,
and optimistic. Thanks to the tenacity and uniquely
American spirit of the Wright Brothers and the pioneers
who followed them, the skies are open and connecting
people and communities around the world.
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The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December
17, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143), has
designated December 17 of each year as ``Wright
Brothers Day,'' and has authorized and requested the
President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the
people of the United States to observe that day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, do hereby proclaim
December 17, 2021, as Wright Brothers Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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